Substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound, thin film comprising the compound, and organic semiconductor device including the thin film

ABSTRACT

Provided are a novel compound suitable as an organic semiconductor material, the compound being a substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound represented by the formula (1), a thin film comprising the compound, and an organic semiconductor device having the thin film as a component. In the formula (1), each E independently represents a sulfur or selenium atom, and R 1  and R 2  each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C 4-30  alkyl group, an optionally substituted C 4-30  alkoxy group, an optionally substituted C 6-30  aryl group, an optionally substituted C 7-30  aralkyl group, an optionally substituted C 4-30  heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted C 5-30  heteroaralkyl group, or an optionally fluorinated C 3-30  trialkylsilyl group, both R 1  and R 2  being not hydrogen atoms.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a substituted benzochalcogenoacenecompound, a thin film comprising the compound and an organicsemiconductor device comprising the thin film.

BACKGROUND ART

In the non patent document 1, is described dibenzo[d,d′]thieno[3,2-b;4,5′-b′]dithiophene, and in the patent document 1, is described adibenzochalcogenoacene compound represented by the following formula:

REFERENCES CITED

-   Patent Document 1: WO2005/087780 [Formula 11]-   Non-patent Document 1: Adv. Mater., 2007, 19, 3008-3011

DISCLOSURE OF INVENTION Problem to be Solved by Invention

In the circumstances mentioned above, a suitable new compound as anorganic semiconductor material has been investigated.

Means for Solving the Problem

In order to solve these problems, we, the inventors of the presentapplication have made intensive studies on the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compounds, and have attained the followinginventions.

That is, the present invention provides:<1> A substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound represented by theformula (1):

wherein each E independently represents a sulfur or selenium atom, andeach of R¹ and R² independently represents a hydrogen atom, anoptionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally substitutedC₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group, an optionally substituted C₆₋₃₀ aryl group, anoptionally substituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, an optionally substitutedC₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkylgroup, or an optionally fluorinated C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group, whereinR¹ and R² are not hydrogen atoms all together;<2> The compound according to <1> wherein all E's in the formula (1) aresulfur atoms;<3> The compound according to <1> or <2> wherein each of R¹ and R² inthe formula (1) independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionallyfluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkoxygroup, an optionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group which isoptionally fluorinated, an optionally fluorinated C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group,an optionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group which isoptionally fluorinated, or an optionally fluorinated C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkylgroup;<4> The compound according to any one of <1> to <3> wherein the compoundrepresented by the formula (1) is a compound represented by the formula(2):

wherein E, R¹ and R² represent the same meanings as described above; <5>The compound according to <4> wherein, in the formula (2), each Eindependently represents a sulfur or selenium atom, and each of R¹ andR² independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally fluorinatedC₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, or an optionally alkylated or fluorinated C₃₋₃₀trialkylsilyl group;<6> The compound according to <5> wherein each of R¹ and R² in theformula (2) independently represents a C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group or a C₃₋₃₀trialkylsilyl group;<7> The compound according to <5> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2)represent C₄₋₃₀ alkyl groups;<8> The compound according to <5> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2)are the same and represent C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups;<9> The compound according to <5> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2)represent C₆₋₁₂ alkyl groups;<10> The compound according to <4> wherein each of R¹ and R² in theformula (2) independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionallyfluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkoxygroup, an optionally alkylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group which is optionallyfluorinated, or an optionally fluorinated C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group;<11> The compound according to <4> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2)are the same and represent C₄₋₂₀ alkoxy groups;<12> The compound according to <4> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2)are the same and represent C₆₋₁₀ aryl groups having C₁₋₂₀ alkyl groups;<13> The compound according to <4> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2)are the same and represent C₇₋₂₀ aralkyl groups;<14> The compound according to <5> wherein each of R¹ and R² in theformula (2) independently represents a C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group;<15> The compound according to <5> wherein each of R¹ and R² in theformula (2) independently represents a C₃₋₁₄ trialkylsilyl group;<16> The compound according to <4> or <5> wherein R¹ and R² in theformula (2) are the same and represent hexyl or dodecyl;<17> The compound according to any one of <4> to <16> wherein all E's inthe formula (2) represent sulfur atoms;

<18> The compound according to <4> wherein all E's in the formula (2)represent sulfur atoms, and R¹ and R² in the formula (2) are the sameand represent hexyl;

<19> The compound according to <4> wherein all E's in the formula (2)represent sulfur atoms, and R¹ and R² in the formula (2) are the sameand represent dodecyl;<20> The compound according to <4> wherein all E's in the formula (2)represent sulfur atoms, and each of R¹ and R² in the formula (2)independently represents a C₆₋₁₂ alkyl group.<21> A compound represented by the formula [5], [7], [12], [15], [18] or[42] below:

<22> The compound according to any one of <1> to <3> wherein thecompound represented by the formula (1) is a compound represented by theformula (3):

wherein E, R¹ and R² represent the same meanings as described above;<23> The compound according to <22> wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (3)are the same and represent C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups;<24> A thin film comprising the compound according to any one of <1> to<23>;<25> A thin film consisting of the compound according to any one of <1>to <23>:<26> An organic semiconductor device comprising the thin film accordingto <24> or <25>;<27> An organic transistor comprising the thin film according to <24> or<25>.

Effect of the Invention

The present invention can provide novel substitutedbenzo-chalcogenoacene compounds.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cross-section diagram illustrating one embodiment of theorganic transistor in the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-section diagram illustrating one embodiment of theorganic transistor in the present invention.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

First of all, the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound representedby the formula (1) (hereinafter called “substituted benzochalcogenoacenecompound (1) as the case may be”) of the present invention will beexplained in detail.

Each E in the formulae (1), (2) and (3) independently represents asulfur or selenium atom. Each of R¹ and R² independently represents ahydrogen atom, an optionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, anoptionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group, an optionally substitutedC₆₋₃₀ aryl group, an optionally substituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, anoptionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group, an optionally substitutedC₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkyl group, or an optionally fluorinated C₃₋₃₀trialkylsilyl group. However, at least one of R¹ and R² is not ahydrogen atom.

The “C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group” in the “optionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkylgroup” in R¹ and R² is any one of a linear, branched or cyclic alkylgroup. The specific examples of the C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group include n-butyl,s-butyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-heptyl,n-octyl, 2-hexyloctyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl, 2-hexyldecyl, n-undecyl,n-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, n-tetradecyl, n-pentadecyl, n-hexadecyl,n-heptadecyl, n-octadecyl, n-nonadecyl, n-icosyl, n-henicosyl,n-docosyl, n-tricosyl, n-tetracosyl, n-pentacosyl, n-hexacosyl,n-pehptacosyl, n-octacosyl, n-nonacosyl, n-triacontyl, cyclopentyl,cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl, and preferably, n-butyl, s-butyl, t-butyl,n-pentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl,n-decyl, 2-hexyldecyl, n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, n-tetradecyl,n-pentadecyl, n-hexadecyl, n-heptadecyl, n-octadecyl, n-nonadecyl,n-icosyl, and more preferably, a C₄₋₁₆ alkyl group such as n-butyl,n-pentyl, n-hexyl, cyclohexyl, 2-ethylhexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl,n-decyl, n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, 2-hexyloctyl, n-tetradecyl,n-pentadecyl, n-hexadecyl, cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl.

Examples of the substituent on the C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group include a halogenatom and a C₁₋₃₀ alkoxy group.

Examples of the halogen atom include a fluorine atom, a chlorine atomand a bromine atom.

Examples of the C₁₋₃₀ alkoxy group include methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy,n-butoxy, n-pentyloxy, n-hexyloxy, n-heptyloxy, n-octyloxy, n-nonyloxy,n-decyloxy, n-undecyloxy, n-dodecyloxy, n-tridecyloxy, n-tetradecyloxy,n-pentadecyloxy, n-hexadecyloxy, n-heptadecyloxy, n-octadecyloxy,n-nonadecyloxy, n-icosyloxy, n-henicosyloxy, n-docosyloxy,n-tricosyloxy, n-tetracosyloxy, n-pentacosyloxy, n-hexacosyloxy,n-heptacosyloxy, n-octacosyloxy, n-nonacosyloxy and n-triacontyloxy.

A fluorine atom is preferable as a substituent on the C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group.

Examples of the fluorine atom-substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group includeperfluorohexyl, perfluorooctyl, perfluorodecyl, perfluorododecyl andperfluorotridecyl.

Examples of the “C₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group” in the “optionally substitutedC₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group” in R¹ and R² include n-butoxy, n-pentyloxy,n-hexyloxy, n-heptyloxy, n-octyloxy, n-nonyloxy, n-decyloxy,n-undecyloxy, n-dodecyloxy, n-tridecyloxy, n-tetradecyloxy,n-pentadecyloxy, n-hexadecyloxy, n-heptadecyloxy, n-octadecyloxy,n-nonadecyloxy, n-icosyloxy, n-henicosyloxy, n-docosyloxy,n-tricosyloxy, n-tetracosyloxy, n-pentacosyloxy, n-hexacosyloxy,n-heptacosyloxy, n-octacosyloxy, n-nonacosyloxy and n-triacontyloxy.Preferably, C₄₋₂₀ alkoxy groups such as n-butoxy, n-pentyloxy,n-hexyloxy, n-heptyloxy, n-octyloxy, n-nonyloxy, n-decyloxy,n-undecyloxy, n-dodecyloxy, n-tridecyloxy, n-tetradecyloxy,n-pentadecyloxy, n-hexadecyloxy, n-heptadecyloxy, n-octadecyloxy,n-nonadecyloxy and n-icosyloxy are exemplified.

Examples of the substituent in the “optionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkoxygroup” include halogen atoms such as a fluorine atom, a chlorine atomand a bromine atom, a C₁₋₃₀ alkoxy group, a C₆₋₃₀ aryl group, a C₇₋₃₀aralkyl group, a C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group and a C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkyl group.A hydrogen atom in the substituent may be substituted by a fluorineatom. Examples of the aryl group include phenyl, 1-naphthyl and2-naphthyl. Examples of aralkyl group include the groups represented bythe following formulae:

wherein n1 represents an integer from 1 to 24, and each of n2 and n3represents an integer from 1 to 20, respectively.

The heteroaryl group means an aryl group in which at least one carbonatom among carbon atoms in the aromatic ring is replaced by a heteroatomsuch as a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom or a seleniumatom. Examples of the heteroaryl group include thienyl, furyl,thiazolyl, thieno[3,2-b]thienyl, furoro[3,2-b]furyl, thieno[3,2-b]furyl,benzo[b]thienyl and benzo[b]furyl. As the heteroaryl group, thienyl,thiazolyl, thieno[3,2-b]thienyl, benzo[b]thienyl and benzo[b]furyl arepreferable.

The heteroaralkyl group means a group in which at least one carbon atomin the aromatic ring in the aralkyl group is substituted by a heteroatomsuch as a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom and a seleniumatom. Examples of the heteroaralkyl group are represented by thefollowing formulae:

wherein n4 represents an integer from 1 to 26, n5 represents an integerfrom 1 to 24 and n6 represents an integer from 1 to 22.

Further preferable examples are represented by the following formulae:

wherein n4 represents an integer from 1 to 26, n5 represents an integerfrom 1 to 24 and n6 represents an integer from 1 to 22.

A fluorine atom is preferable as a substituent in the C₄₋₃₀ alkoxygroup. Examples of the substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group includeperfluorohexyloxy, perfluorooctyloxy, perfluorodecyloxy,perfluorododecyloxy, perfluorotridecyloxy and methoxyethoxy.

The “aryl group” in the “optionally substituted C₆₋₃₀ aryl group” in R¹and R² is, preferably, a monocyclic or bicyclic aryl group, and morepreferably, phenyl, 1-naphtyl and 2-naphtyl.

Examples of the substituent in the “optionally substituted aryl group”include a halogen atom such as a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom and abromine atom, a C₁₋₃₀ alkyl group, a C₁₋₃₀ alkoxy group, a C₆₋₃₀ arylgroup, a C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, a C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group and a C₅₋₃₀heteroaralkyl group. A hydrogen atom included in the substituent may besubstituted by a fluorine atom.

Examples of the “optionally substituted aryl group” include phenyl,1-naphtyl, 2-naphtyl, perfluorophenyl, 4-hexylphenyl and4-hexyloxyphenyl.

Examples of the C₁₋₃₀ alkyl group include methyl, ethyl, n-propyl,n-butyl, n-pentyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, n-nonyl, n-decyl,n-undecyl, n-dodecyl, n-tridecyl, n-tetradecyl, n-pentadecyl,n-hexadecyl, n-heptadecyl, n-octadecyl, n-nonadecyl, n-icosyl,n-henicosyl, n-docosyl, n-tricosyl, n-tetracosyl, n-pentacosyl,n-hexacosyl, n-heptacosyl, n-octacosyl, n-nonacosyl and n-triacontyl.

Examples of the substituent in the “optionally substituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkylgroup” in R¹ and R² include a halogen atom such as a fluorine atom, achlorine atom and a bromine atom, a C₁₋₃₀ alkyl group, a C₁₋₃₀ alkoxygroup, a C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, a C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group and a C₅₋₃₀heteroaralkyl group. The hydrogen atom in the substituent alkyl, alkoxy,aralkyl, heteroaryl or heteroaralkyl may be substituted by a fluorineatom. As the substituent in the “optionally substituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkylgroup”, a fluorine atom is preferable.

Examples of the “optionally substituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group” includeC₇₋₃₀ aralkyl groups represented by the following formulae:

wherein n1 represents an integer from 1 to 24, and each of n2 and n3represents an integer from 1 to 20, andsubstituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl groups represented by the following formulae:

wherein each of n4 and n5 represents an integer from 1 to 24, and n6represents an integer from 1 to 23.

Examples of the “optionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group” in R¹and R² include thienyl, furyl, thiazolyl, thieno[3,2-b]thienyl,furolo[3,2-b]furyl, thieno[3,2-b]furyl, benzo[b]thienyl andbenzo[b]furyl. The heteroaryl groups are exemplified by thienyl,thiazolyl, thieno[3,2-b]thienyl, benzo[b]thienyl and benzo[b]furyl, andmore preferably exemplified by heteroaryl groups represented by thefollowing formulae:

Examples of the substituent in the “optionally substituted heteroarylgroup” include a halogen atom such as a fluorine atom, a chlorine atomor a bromine atom, a C₁₋₃₀ alkyl group, a C₁₋₃₀ alkoxy group, a C₆₋₃₀aryl group, a C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, a C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group and a C₅₋₃₀heteroaralkyl group. The hydrogen atom in the substituent may besubstituted by a fluorine atom.

The “optionally substituted heteroaryl groups” are exemplified by2-thienyl, 2-thieno[3,2-b]thienyl, 2-benzo[b]thienyl,5-fuluoro-2-thienyl, 5-hexyl-2-thienyl and 4-hexyloxy-2-thienyl.

Examples of the substituent in the “optionally substituted C₅₋₃₀heteroaralkyl group” include a halogen atom such as a fluorine atom, achlorine atom and a bromine atom, a C₁₋₃₀ alkyl group, a C₁₋₃₀ alkoxygroup, a C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, a C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group and a C₅₋₃₀heteroaralkyl group. The hydrogen atom in the substituent may besubstituted by a fluorine atom.

As the substituent in the “optionally substituted C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkylgroup”, a fluorine atom is preferable.

Examples of the “optionally substituted C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkyl group”include heteroaralkyl groups represented by the following formulae:

wherein n4 represents an integer from 1 to 26, n5 represents an integerfrom 1 to 24 and n6 represents an integer from 1 to 22.

The trialkylsilyl group in the “optionally fluorine atom-substitutedC₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group” in R¹ and R² is a silyl group in which thesum of the carbon atoms of alkyl groups connected to the silicon atom is3 to 30. The maximum number of the carbon atoms in one alkyl groupconnected to the silicon atom is 28 and the alkyl group is an optionallyfluorine atom-substituted C₁₋₃₀ alkyl group. And, the fluorineatom-substituted trialkylsilyl group means that a part or all ofhydrogen atoms in the alkyl groups connected to the silicon atom aresubstituted by fluorine atoms. Specific examples of the trialkylsilylgroup are trimethylsilyl, triethylsilyl, tri(i-propyl)silyl,t-butyldimethylsilyl, dimethylhexylsilyl and dimethyldodecylsilyl.

The bonding positions of R¹ and R² included in the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1) of the present invention arepreferably symmetrical. The symmetrical positions here can beillustrated using the following formula:

wherein E, R¹ and R² have the same meanings as described above; that is,the symmetrical positions are explained as the cases in which R¹ isconnected to a and R² is connected to a′, R¹ is connected to b and R² isconnected to b′, R¹ is connected to c and R² is connected to c′, and R¹is connected to d and R² is connected to d′. Preferable case isexemplified by the case in which R¹ is connected to b and R² isconnected to b′, that is, a preferable compound is represented by theformula (2):

wherein E, R¹ and R² have the same meanings as described above, or thecase in which R¹ is connected to c and R² is connected to c′, that is, apreferable compound is represented by the formula (3):

wherein E, R¹ and R² have the same meanings as described above.

In particular, the following compounds are included in the compound ofthe present invention:

a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein all E are sulfuratoms;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally fluorinatedC₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group, anoptionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group which is optionallyfluorinated, an optionally fluorinated C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, anoptionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group which isoptionally fluorinated, or an optionally fluorinated C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkylgroup, wherein at least any one of R¹ and R² is not a hydrogen atom;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents an optionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, anoptionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group or an optionally alkylated oralkoxylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group which is optionally fluorinated;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group or a C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilylgroup;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₆₋₁₂ alkyl group;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₄₋₂₀ alkoxy groups;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₆₋₁₀ aryl groups having C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₇₋₂₀ aralkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₃₋₁₄ trialkylsilyl group;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents hexyl or dodecyl;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein each E independentlyrepresents a sulfur or selenium atom, and each of R¹ and R²independently represents a hydrogen atom, a C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, a C₄₋₃₀alkoxy group, an optionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group,an optionally fluorinated C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, an optionally alkylatedor alkoxylated C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group which is optionally fluorinated oran optionally fluorinated C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkyl group, wherein at leastone of R¹ and R² is not a hydrogen atom;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein each E independentlyrepresents a sulfur or selenium atom, and each of R¹ and R²independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally fluorinatedC₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, or an optionally fluorinated C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilylgroup;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein all E's representsulfur atoms;a compound represented by the formula (1) wherein, among three E's, twoof E's represent sulfur atoms and one of E's represents a selenium atom;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group or a C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilylgroup;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R¹ and R² representC₄₋₃₀ alkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R¹ and R² representC₆₋₁₂ alkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein all E's representsulfur atoms, and each of R¹ and R² independently represents a C₆₋₁₂alkyl group;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₆₋₁₀ aryl groups having C₁₋₂₀ alkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₇₋₂₀ aralkyl groups;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein each of R¹ and R²independently represents a C₃₋₁₄ trialkylsilyl group;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent hexyl or dodecyl;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein all E's are sulfuratoms, and R¹ and R² are hexyl;a compound represented by the formula (2) wherein all E's are sulfuratoms, and R¹ and R² are hexyl; anda compound represented by the formula (3) wherein R¹ and R² are the sameand represent C₄₋₂₀ aralkyl groups;

Specific Examples of the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1)are shown in the following tables:

TABLE 1 (2)

Com- pound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R²  1 S S S n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉  2 S S S s-C₄H₉s-C₄H₉  3 S S S n-C₅H₁₁ n-C₅H₁₁  4 S S S

 5 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃  6 S S S

 7 S S S

 8 S S S n-C₇H₁₅ n-C₇H₁₅  9 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 10 S S S n-C₉H₁₉n-C₉H₁₉ 11 S S S n-C₁₀H₂₁ n-C₁₀H₂₁ 12 S S S

13 S S S n-C₁₁H₂₃ n-C₁₁H₂₃ 14 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 15 S S S n-C₁₃H₂₇n-C₁₃H₂₇ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 2 (2)

Com- pound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 16 S S S n-C₁₄H₂₉ n-C₁₄H₂₉ 17 S S Sn-C₁₅H₃₁ n-C₁₅H₃₁ 18 S S S n-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 19 S S S n-C₁₇H₃₅ n-C₁₇H₃₅20 S S S n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 21 S S S n-C₁₉H₃₉ n-C₁₉H₃₉ 22 S S S n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 23 S S S n-C₂₁H₄₃ n-C₂₁H₄₃ 24 S S S n-C₂₂H₄₅ n-C₂₂H₄₅ 25 S S Sn-C₂₃H₄₇ n-C₂₃H₄₇ 26 S S S n-C₂₄H₄₉ n-C₂₄H₄₉ 27 S S S n-C₂₅H₅₁ n-C₂₅H₅₁28 S S S n-C₂₆H₅₃ n-C₂₆H₅₃ 29 S S S n-C₂₇H₅₅ n-C₂₇H₅₅ 30 S S S n-C₂₈H₅₇n-C₂₈H₅₇ 31 S S S n-C₂₉H₅₉ n-C₂₉H₅₉ 32 S S S n-C₃₀H₆₁ n-C₃₀H₆₁ 33 S S Sn-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 34 S S S n-C₈F₁₇ n-C₈F₁₇ 35 S S S n-C₁₂F₂₅ n-C₁₂F₂₅ 36 SSe S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 37 Se S Se n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 38 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ H 39 SS S n-C₁₂H₂₅ H 40 S S S O(n-C₄H₉) O(n-C₄H₉) 41 S S S O(n-C₅H₁₁)O(n-C₅H₁₁) 42 S S S

43 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 44 Se Se Se n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 46 S S SO(n-C₇H₁₅) O(n-C₇H₁₅) 47 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 48 S S S O(n-C₉H₁₉)O(n-C₉H₁₉) 49 S S S O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) Dashed line indicates achemical bond.

TABLE 3 (2)

Com- pound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 51 S S S O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 52 S S SO(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 53 S S S O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 54 S S SO(n-C₁₄H₂₉) O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 55 S S S O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 56 S S SO(n-C₁₆H₃₃) O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 57 S S S O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 58 S S SO(n-C₁₈H₃₇) O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 59 S S S O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 60 S S SO(n-C₂₀H₄₁) O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 61 S S S O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 62 S S SO(n-C₂₂H₄₅) O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 63 S S S O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 64 S S SO(n-C₂₄H₄₉) O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 65 S S S O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 66 S S SO(n-C₂₆H₅₃) O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 67 S S S O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 68 S S SO(n-C₂₈H₅₇) O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 69 S S S O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 70 S S SO(n-C₃₀H₆₁) O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 71 S S S O(n-C₆F₁₃) O(n-C₆F₁₃) 72 S S SO(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 73 S S S O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 74 S Se SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 75 Se S Se O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 76 S S SO(n-C₈H₁₇) H 77 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 78 S S S

79 S S S

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TABLE 4 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 80 S S S

81 S S S

82 S S S

84 S S S

86 S S S

87 S S S

89 S S S

90 S S S

91 S S S

93 S S S

94 S S S

95 S S S

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TABLE 5 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R²  96 S S S

 97 S S S

 99 S S S

100 S S S

102 S S S

103 S S S

104 S S S

105 S S S

H 106 S S S

107 S Se S

108 S S S

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TABLE 6 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 114 S S S

117 S S S

118 S S S

119 S S S

120 S S S

122 S S S

124 S S S

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TABLE 7 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 125 S S S

127 S S S

128 S S S

129 S S S

131 S S S

132 S S S

133 S S S

135 S S S

136 S S S

138 S S S

139 S S S

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TABLE 8 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 140 S Se S

141 Se S Se

142 S S S

143 S Se S

144 S S S

145 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₈H₁₇) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₈H₁₇) 146 S S S—Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₀H₂₁) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₀H₂₁) Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 9 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 152 S S S

153 S S S

154 S S S

155 S S S

156 S S S

157 S S S

158 S S S

159 S S S

160 S S S

161 S S S

162 S S S

163 S S S

164 S S S

165 S S S

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TABLE 10-1 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 166 S S S

167 S S S

168 S S S

169 S S S

170 S S S

171 S S S

172 S S S

173 S S S

174 S S S

175 S S S

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TABLE 10-2 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 176 S S S

177 S S S

178 S S S

179 Se Se Se

n-C₆H₁₃ 180 S S S

181 S S S

182 S Se S

183 S Se S

184 S Se S

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 11-1 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 185 S S S

186 S S S

187 S S S

188 S S S

189 S S S

190 S S S

191 S S S

192 S S S

193 S S S

194 S S S

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TABLE 11-2 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 195 S S S

196 S S S

197 S S S

198 S S S

199 S S S

200 S S S

201 S S S

202 S S S

203 S S S

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TABLE 12 (2)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 204 S S S

205 S S S

206 Se Se Se

207 S S S

208 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ 209 S S S —Si(C₂H₅)₃ —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 210 S S S—Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 211 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉)212 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 213 S S S—Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 13 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 214 S S S n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 215 S S S s-C₄H₉s-C₄H₉ 216 S S S n-C₅H₁₁ n-C₅H₁₁ 217 S S S

218 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 219 S S S

220 S S S

221 S S S n-C₇H₁₅ n-C₇H₁₅ 222 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 223 S S S n-C₉H₁₉n-C₉H₁₉ 224 S S S n-C₁₀H₂₁ n-C₁₀H₂₁ Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 14 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 225 S S S

226 S S S n-C₁₁H₂₃ n-C₁₁H₂₃ 227 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 228 S S Sn-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 229 S S S n-C₁₄H₂₉ n-C₁₄H₂₉ 230 S S S n-C₁₅H₃₁n-C₁₅H₃₁ 231 S S S n-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 232 S S S n-C₁₇H₃₅ n-C₁₇H₃₅ 233 S SS n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 234 S S S n-C₁₉H₃₉ n-C₁₉H₃₉ 235 S S S n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 236 S S S n-C₂₁H₄₃ n-C₂₁H₄₃ 237 S S S n-C₂₂H₄₅ n-C₂₂H₄₅ 238 S SS n-C₂₃H₄₇ n-C₂₃H₄₇ 239 S S S n-C₂₄H₄₉ n-C₂₄H₄₉ 240 S S S n-C₂₅H₅₁n-C₂₅H₅₁ 241 S S S n-C₂₆H₅₃ n-C₂₆H₅₃ 242 S S S n-C₂₇H₅₅ n-C₂₇H₅₅ 243 S SS n-C₂₈H₅₇ n-C₂₈H₅₇ 244 S S S n-C₂₉H₅₉ n-C₂₉H₅₉ 245 S S S n-C₃₀H₆₁n-C₃₀H₆₁ 246 S S S n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 247 S S S n-C₈F₁₇ n-C₈F₁₇ 248 S S Sn-C₁₂F₂₅ n-C₁₂F₂₅ 249 S S S n-C₁₆F₃₃ n-C₁₆F₃₃ 250 S Se S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃251 Se S Se n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 252 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ H 253 S S S O(n-C₄H₉)O(n-C₄H₉) 254 S S S O(n-C₅H₁₁) O(n-C₅H₁₁) Dashed line indicates achemical bond.

TABLE 15 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 256 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 259 S S SO(n-C₇H₁₅) O(n-C₇H₁₅) 260 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 261 S S SO(n-C₉H₁₉) O(n-C₉H₁₉) 262 S S S O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) 264 S S SO(n-C₁₁H₂₃) O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 265 S S S O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 266 S S SO(n-C₁₃H₂₇) O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 267 S S S O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 268 S S SO(n-C₁₅H₃₁) O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 269 S S S O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 270 S S SO(n-C₁₇H₃₅) O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 271 S S S O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 272 S S SO(n-C₁₉H₃₉) O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 273 S S S O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 274 S S SO(n-C₂₁H₄₃) O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 275 S S S O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 276 S S SO(n-C₂₃H₄₇) O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 277 S S S O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 278 S S SO(n-C₂₅H₅₁) O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 279 S S S O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 280 S S SO(n-C₂₇H₅₅) O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 281 S S S O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 282 S S SO(n-C₂₉H₅₉) O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 283 S S S O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 284 S S SO(n-C₆F₁₃) O(n-C₆F₁₃) 285 S S S O(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 286 S S SO(n-C₁₂F₂₅) O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 287 S S S O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) 288 S Se SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 289 Se S Se O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 16 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 290 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 291 S S S

292 S S S

293 S S S

294 S S S

295 S S S

297 S S S

299 S S S

300 S S S

302 S S S

303 S S S

304 S S S

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TABLE 17 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 306 S S S

307 S S S

308 S S S

309 S S S

310 S S S

312 S S S

313 S S S

315 S S S

316 S S S

317 S S S

318 S S S

319 S S S

320 S Se S

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TABLE 18 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 321 S S S

327 S S S

330 S S S

331 S S S

332 S S S

333 S S S

335 S S S

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TABLE 19 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 337 S S S

338 S S S

340 S S S

341 S S S

342 S S S

344 S S S

345 S S S

346 S S S

348 S S S

349 S S S

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TABLE 20 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 351 S S S

352 S S S

353 S Se S

354 Se S Se

355 S S S

356 S Se S

357 S S S

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TABLE 21 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 365 S S S

366 S S S

367 S S S

368 S S S

369 S S S

370 S S S

371 S S S

372 S S S

373 S S S

374 S S S

375 S S S

376 S Se S

377 S S S

378 S S S

379 S S S

380 Se S Se

381 S S S

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TABLE 22 (3)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 382 S S S

383 S Se S

384 S S S

385 S S S

386 S S S

387 S S S

388 S S S

389 S S S

390 S S S

391 S S S

392 S S S

393 Se Se Se

394 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ 395 S S S —Si(C₂H₅)₃ —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 396 S S S—Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 397 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉)398 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 399 S S S—Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 23 (4)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 400 S S S n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 401 S S S N-C₅H₁₁n-C₅H₁₁ 402 S S S

403 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 404 S S S

405 S S S

406 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 407 S S S

408 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 409 S S S n-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 410 S S Sn-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 411 S S S n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 412 S S S n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 413 S S S n-C₂₅H₅₁ n-C₂₅H₅₁ 414 S S S n-C₃₀H₆₁ n-C₃₀H₆₁ 415 S SS n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 416 S Se S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 417 Se S Se n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇418 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 420 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 423 S S SO(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 425 S S S O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 24 (4)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 426 S S S O(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 427 S Se SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 428 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 429 S S S

431 S S S

433 S S S

434 S S S

436 S S S

437 S S S

439 S S S

440 S S S

441 S S S

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TABLE 25 (4)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 442 S S S

443 S S S

445 S S S

446 S S S

448 S S S

449 S S S

450 S S S

451 S S S

452 S S S

456 S S S

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TABLE 26 (4)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 459 S S S

461 S S S

463 S S S

464 S S S

466 S S S

467 S S S

469 S S S

470 S S S

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TABLE 27 (4)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 472 S S S

473 S S S

474 S Se S

475 S S S

479 S S S

480 S S S

481 S S S

482 S S S

483 S S S

484 S S S

485 S S S

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TABLE 28 (4)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 486 Se S Se

487 S S S

488 S S S

489 S S S

490 S S S

491 S S S

492 S S S

493 S S S

494 S S S

495 S S S

496 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 29 (5)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 497 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 498 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅n-C₁₂H₂₅ 499 S S S n-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 500 S S S n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 501 S S SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 502 S S S

503 S S S

504 S S S

505 S S S

509 S S S

513 S S S

514 S S S

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TABLE 30 (5)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 515 Se S Se

516 S S S

517 S S S

518 S S S

519 S S S

520 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 31 (6)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 521 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 522 S S SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 523 S S S

524 S S S

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TABLE 32 (6)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 530 S S S

531 S S S

532 S S S

533 S S S

534 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 33 (7)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 535 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 536 S S SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 537 S S S

538 S S S

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TABLE 34 (7)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 545 S S S

546 S S S

547 S S S

548 S S S

549 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 35 (8)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 550 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 551 S S S

554 S S S

555 S S S

556 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 36 (9)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 557 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 558 S S S

561 S S S

562 S S S

563 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 37 (10)

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 564 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 565 S S S

568 S S S

569 S S S

570 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

Among the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compounds (I), a compound ispreferable in which three of E's in the benzochalcogenoacene compound(1) are all sulfur atoms.

Especially, the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compounds (I) havingthe following numbers in the above tables are preferably exemplified: 1,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22,33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54,55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89, 90,91, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 117, 118,119, 120, 122, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 135, 136, 138,139, 142, 144, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162,163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 176, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184,185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 209, 210, 211,212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225,226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 246, 247, 248, 252,253, 254, 256, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270,271, 272, 273, 284, 285, 286, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 297, 299, 300,302, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 315, 316, 317, 319, 321, 327,330, 331, 332, 333, 335, 337, 338, 340, 341, 342, 344, 345, 346, 348,349, 351, 352, 353, 354, 357, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372,373, 374, 375, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389,390, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 396, 397, 398 and 399.

The substituted benzochalcogenoacene compounds (I) having the followingnumbers in the above tables are exemplified as more preferable: 1, 3, 4,5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 18, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46,47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86, 87, 89,90, 91, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 102, 103, 108, 118, 119, 120, 122, 124,125, 127, 128, 129, 132, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 144, 152, 153, 154,155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 176, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185,186, 187, 188, 189, 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 209, 211, 214, 215, 216,217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230,231, 252, 253, 254, 256, 259, 260, 261, 262, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268,269, 291, 293, 294, 295, 297, 299, 300, 302, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313,315, 316, 317, 321, 327, 330, 331, 332, 333, 335, 337, 338, 340, 341,344, 345, 346, 348, 349, 351, 352, 353, 354, 357, 365, 366, 367, 368,369, 370, 371, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 389, 390, 392, 394,395, 396 and 397.

The substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1) of the presentinvention is excellent in the solubility in the organic solvent,therefore, its handling is easy and its purification is easily carriedout.

A thin film can be also formed by dissolving the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1) in the organic solvent, applying thesolution and drying it. The thin film can be easily formed by theapplying and film-forming process to be described hereinafter, since thesubstituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1) is excellent in thesolubility.

In addition, the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1) canprovide a thin film showing high carrier mobility.

A process for producing the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound(1) is described below.

In the process for producing the compound (1), firstly a diacetylenecompound is provided which is represented, for example, by the formula(5-1) (hereinafter optionally described as a “compound (5-1)”):

(wherein R¹ and R² represent the same meanings as described above, and Xrepresents a halogen atom, preferably, a bromine atom), andsubsequently, after dimetallation by a halogen-metal exchange reactionusing an organometallic base (hereinafter, called a “present 1streaction”), a dichalcogen-ene compound (optionally described as a“compound (4-1)”) represented by the formula (4-1):

(wherein E, R¹ and R² represent the same meanings as described above) isobtained by working of sulfur or selenium (hereinafter, optionallydescribed as a “present 2nd reaction”).

Then, a mixture of the obtained compound (4-1) and a platinum compoundsuch as biscyclooctadienyl platinum (Pt(COD)₂) or a copper compound suchas a copper powder is heated in the absence of a solvent (hereinafter,optionally described as a “3rd-1 reaction”), or a mixture of theobtained compound (4-1), a nickel compound such as biscyclooctadienylnickel (Ni(COD)₂) and a phosphine compound is heated and stirred in thepresence of a solvent (optionally described as a “3rd-2 reaction”).

The organometallic bases used in the present 1st reaction areexemplified by organolithium compounds such as methyllithium (MeLi),n-butyllithium (n-BuLi), sec-butyllithium (sec-BuLi) andtert-butyllithium (t-BuLi) and an organomagnesium compound such as analkylgrignard compound. From the view point of a better reactivity inthe halogen-metal exchange reaction, the organolithium compound ispreferable as the organometallic base. For example, butyllithium (BuLi)can be used, and more preferably, t-butyl lithium (t-BuLi) can be used.(An expression in equivalent tends to be understood as unclear.Therefore, an expression based on the amount (moles) of the compound isalso described side by side as below.)

The amount of the organometallic base to be used based on 1 mole of thecompound (5-1) is, for example, in the range of 4 to 20 moles (in therange of 2 to 10 equivalents to 1 equivalent of a halogen atom),preferably in the range of 6 to 14 moles (in the range of 3 to 7equivalents to 1 equivalent of a halogen atom), more preferably, in therange of 7 to 10 moles (in the range of 3.5 to 5 equivalents to 1equivalent of the halogen atom). When the amount of the organometallicbase used is 4 moles or more, the unreacted amount of the compound (5-1)is reduced and the yield of the obtained compound (4-1) tends toincrease. When the amount used is 20 moles or less, a progress of a sidereaction is suppressed and a purification of the compound (4-1) tends tobecome easy.

The present 1st reaction and the succeeding 2nd reaction are preferableto be carried out in the presence of a solvent.

The solvent used is selected from those which do not remarkably preventthe present 1st and 2nd reactions. For example, aliphatic hydrocarbonsolvents such as pentane, hexane and heptane, aromatic solvents such asbenzene, toluene and xylene, ether solvents such as diethyl ether andtetrahydrofuran (THF) and the mixtures of 2 or more selected among themare used. A preferable solvent is the ether solvent.

The present 1st reaction is carried out at temperatures of, for example,−20° C. or lower, preferably, −40° C. or lower, more preferably, −60° C.or lower. The reaction time of the present 1st reaction can becontrolled by the kind of organometallic bases or the solvents or by thereaction temperature, and the reaction time is in the range around from10 minutes to 5 hours. Following the present 1st reaction, the presentsecond reaction is carried out. A sulfur (or selenium) may be used aspurchased or may be added as a solution or a suspension dissolved orsuspended in the solvent used in the present 1st reaction. Afteraddition of the sulfur (or selenium), the reaction temperature may bekept at a similar temperature to the present 1st reaction or may beheated in the temperature range which does not exceed the boiling pointof the solvent used. Preferably, heating is carried out to reach thetemperature range of 0 to 40° C., and subsequently, the temperature iskept in the same range. The reaction time is, for example, from 30minutes to 72 hours.

A crystalline, powder or colloidal sulfur (or selenium) can be used asthe sulfur or selenium to be used in the present 2nd reaction. Theamount of the sulfur or selenium used may be, for example, in the rangeof 4 to 20 moles, preferably, in the range of 6 to 14 moles, morepreferably, in the range of 7 to 10 moles based on 1 mole of thecompound (1-5). It is preferable to use the sulfur (or selenium) in theamount of 4 moles or more, since the yield of the compound (4-1) tendsto increase in the molar range. It is also preferable to use the sulfur(or selenium) in the amount of 20 moles or less, since, in the molarrange, a progress of a side reaction can be inhibited and a purificationof the compound (4-1) tends to become easy.

After completing the present 2nd reaction, a solvent in the reactionmixture is optionally evaporated. To the obtained reaction mixture, analkaline water solution such as a sodium hydroxide water solution or apotassium hydroxide water solution is added, and the obtained compound(4-1) is extracted. When the solvent used in the present 1st and 2ndreactions is water, the solvent can be used directly as an extractionsolvent. However, it is preferable to use a halogenated hydrocarbonsolvent such as dichloromethane or chloroform as the extraction solvent.After obtaining two phases consisting of an organic phase and a waterphase, the water phase is separated, then, to the water phase, a watersolution of a hexacyanoferrate (III) salt such as potassium ferrycyanideis added, and subsequently, the compound (4-1) is extracted from thewater phase by using an organic solvent such as said extraction solvent.The compound (4-1) thus obtained may be optionally purified further bythe processes such as chromatography and recrystallization.

In the present 3rd-1 reaction, a copper compound or a platinum compoundcan be used in an amount of, for example, 0.5 to 20 moles, preferably 1to 10 moles, more preferably 2 to 7 moles based on 1 mole of thecompound (4-1). An example of the copper compound is a copper powder andan example of the platinum compound is biscyclooctadienyl platinum(Pt(COD)₂).

A reaction temperature of the present 3rd-1 reaction is, for example,from 150 to 400° C., preferably, from 200 to 370° C. A reactiontemperature of the present 3rd-1 reaction is within 1 hour, preferably,within 30 minutes. After completing the reaction, the reactiontemperature is lowered to room temperature, and insoluble impurities arefiltered off by using an organic solvent such as chloroform ordichloromethane which can dissolve the substituted benzochalcogenoacenecompound (1). The filtrate is concentrated and optionally followed byapplication of column chromatography, recrystallization, etc. to resultin the production of the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1).

A zero valent nickel compound such as biscyclooctadienyl nickel(Ni(COD)₂) is preferable as a nickel compound used in the present 3rd-1reaction. The zero valent nickel compound may be formed in-situ byreduction of a two valent nickel compound such as bisacetylacetonatonickel (Ni(acac)₂) with a reducing agent such as diisobutylaluminumhydride.

The amount of the nickel compound used is, for example, in a range of0.5-5 moles, and preferably in a range of 0.7-3 moles based on 1 mole ofthe compound (4-1).

Examples of a phosphine compound include triphenylphosphine,tricyclohexylphosphine, tri(o-tolyl)phosphine, trimethylphosphine,tri-t-butylphosphine, 1,2-(diphenylphosphino)ethane,1,3-(diphenylphosphino)propane, 1,4-(diphenylphosphino)butane and1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene. Among them, triphenylphosphine ispreferable.

The amount of the phosphine compound used is, for example, in a range of0.5-20 moles of the phosphine compound, preferably, in a range of 0.7-10moles based on 1 mole of the nickel compound.

Examples of a solvent used in the present 3rd-2 reaction include analiphatic hydrocarbon solvent such as pentane, hexane and heptane, anaromatic hydrocarbon solvent such as benzene, toluene and xylene, and ahalogenated hydrocarbon solvent such as dichloromethane and chloroform.These solvents can be use alone or in a mixture of 2 or more of them.The aromatic hydrocarbon solvent is preferable, and toluene is morepreferable as the solvent.

The reaction temperature of the present 3rd-2 reaction is, for example,in a range from 10° C. to a boiling point or lower of the solvent.

The reaction time of the present 3rd-2 reaction is preferably within 72hours depending on the reaction temperature.

After completing the present 3rd-2 reaction, insoluble impurities arefiltered off optionally under heating. The filtrate is concentrated andoptionally followed by purification using column chromatography,recrystallization, etc. to result in the production of the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1).

Specific examples of the compound (5-1) used in the present 1st reactionare described in the following tables.

TABLE 38

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1141 Br Br n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 1142 Br Br s-C₄H₉s-C₄H₉ 1143 Br Br n-C₅H₁₁ n-C₅H₁₁ 1144 Br Br

1145 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1146 Br Br

1147 Br Br

1148 Br Br n-C₇H₁₅ n-C₇H₁₅ 1149 Br Br n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 1150 Br Br n-C₉H₁₉n-C₉H₁₉ 1151 Br Br n-C₁₀H₂₁ n-C₁₀H₂₁ 1152 Br Br

1153 Br Br n-C₁₁H₂₃ n-C₁₁H₂₃ 1154 Br Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1155 Br Brn-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 39

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1156 Br Br n-C₁₄H₂₉ n-C₁₄H₂₉ 1157 Br Brn-C₁₅H₃₁ n-C₁₅H₃₁ 1158 Br Br n-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 1159 Br Br n-C₁₇H₃₅n-C₁₇H₃₅ 1160 Br Br n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 1161 Br Br n-C₁₉H₃₉ n-C₁₉H₃₉ 1162Br Br n-C₂₀H₄₁ n-C₂₀H₄₁ 1163 Br Br n-C₂₁H₄₃ n-C₂₁H₄₃ 1164 Br Br n-C₂₂H₄₅n-C₂₂H₄₅ 1165 Br Br n-C₂₃H₄₇ n-C₂₃H₄₇ 1166 Br Br n-C₂₄H₄₉ n-C₂₄H₄₉ 1167Br Br n-C₂₅H₅₁ n-C₂₅H₅₁ 1168 Br Br n-C₂₆H₅₃ n-C₂₆H₅₃ 1169 Br Br n-C₂₇H₅₅n-C₂₇H₅₅ 1170 Br Br n-C₂₈H₅₇ n-C₂₈H₅₇ 1171 Br Br n-C₂₉H₅₉ n-C₂₉H₅₉ 1172Br Br n-C₃₀H₆₁ n-C₃₀H₆₁ 1173 Br Br n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 1174 Br Br n-C₈F₁₇n-C₈F₁₇ 1175 Br Br n-C₁₂F₂₅ n-C₁₂F₂₅ 1176 Br Br n-C₁₆F₃₃ n-C₁₆F₃₃ 1177 II n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1178 Br Br n-C₈H₁₇ H 1179 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1180Br Br O(n-C₄H₉) O(n-C₄H₉) 1181 Br Br O(n-C₅H₁₁) O(n-C₅H₁₁) 1183 Br BrO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1186 Br Br O(n-C₇H₁₅) O(n-C₇H₁₅) 1187 Br BrO(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1188 Br Br O(n-C₉H₁₉) O(n-C₉H₁₉) 1189 Br BrO(n-C₁₀H₂₁) O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 40

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1191 Br Br O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 1192 Br BrO(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1193 Br Br O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 1194 Br BrO(n-C₁₄H₂₉) O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 1195 Br Br O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 1196 Br BrO(n-C₁₆H₃₃) O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 1197 Br Br O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 1198 Br BrO(n-C₁₈H₃₇) O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 1199 Br Br O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 1200 Br BrO(n-C₂₀H₄₁) O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 1201 Br Br O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 1202 Br BrO(n-C₂₂H₄₅) O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 1203 Br Br O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 1204 Br BrO(n-C₂₄H₄₉) O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 1205 Br Br O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 1206 Br BrO(n-C₂₆H₅₃) O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 1207 Br Br O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 1208 Br BrO(n-C₂₈H₅₇) O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 1209 Br Br O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 1210 Br BrO(n-C₃₀H₆₁) O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 1211 Br Br O(n-C₆F₁₃) O(n-C₆F₁₃) 1212 Br BrO(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 1213 Br Br O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 1214 Br BrO(n-C₁₆H₁₃) O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) 1215 Br I O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1216 I IO(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1217 Br Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1218 Br Br

1219 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 41

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1220 Br Br

1221 Br Br

1222 Br Br

1224 Br Br

1226 Br Br

1227 Br Br

1229 Br Br

1230 Br Br

1231 Br Br

1233 Br Br

1234 Br Br

1235 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 42

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1236 Br Br

1237 Br Br

1239 Br Br

1240 Br Br

1242 Br Br

1243 Br Br

1244 Br Br

1245 Br Br

1246 Br Br

1247 Br Br

1248 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 43

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1254 Br Br

1257 Br Br

1258 Br Br

1259 Br Br

1260 Br Br

1262 Br Br

1264 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 44

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1265 Br Br

1267 Br Br

1268 Br Br

1269 Br Br

1271 Br Br

1272 Br Br

1273 Br Br

1275 Br Br

1276 Br Br

1278 Br Br

1279 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 45

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1280 Br Br

1281 Br Br

1282 Br Br

1283 Br Br

1284 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 46

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1292 Br Br

1293 Br Br

1294 Br Br

1295 Br Br

1296 Br Br

1297 Br Br

1298 Br Br

1299 Br Br

1300 Br Br

1301 Br Br

1302 Br Br

1303 Br Br

1304 Br Br

1305 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 47-1

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1306 Br Br

1307 Br Br

1308 Br Br

1309 Br Br

1310 Br Br

1311 Br Br

1312 Br Br

1313 Br Br

1314 Br Br

1315 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 47-2

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1316 Br Br

1317 Br Br

1318 Br Br

1319 Br Br

n-C₆H₁₃ 1320 Br Br

1321 Br Br

1322 Br Br

1323 Br Br

1324 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 48-1

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1325 Br Br

1326 Br Br

1327 Br Br

1328 Br Br

1329 Br Br

1330 Br Br

1331 Br Br

1332 Br Br

1333 Br Br

1334 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 48-2

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1335 Br Br

1336 Br Br

1337 Br Br

1338 Br Br

1339 Br Br

1340 Br Br

1341 Br Br

1342 Br Br

1343 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 49

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1344 Br Br

1345 Br Br

1346 Br Br

1347 Br Br

1348 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ 1349 Br Br —Si(C₂H₅)₃ —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 1350 BrBr —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 1351 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉)—Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) 1352 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 1353Br Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates achemical bond.

TABLE 50

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1354 Br Br n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 1355 Br Br s-C₄H₉s-C₄H₉ 1356 Br Br n-C₅H₁₁ n-C₅H₁₁ 1357 Br Br

1358 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1359 Br Br

1360 Br Br

1361 Br Br n-C₇H₁₅ n-C₇H₁₅ 1362 Br Br n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 1363 Br Br n-C₉H₁₉n-C₉H₁₉ 1364 Br Br n-C₁₀H₂₁ n-C₁₀H₂₁ Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 51

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1365 Br Br

1366 Br Br n-C₁₁H₂₃ n-C₁₁H₂₃ 1367 Br Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1368 Br Brn-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 1369 Br Br n-C₁₄H₂₉ n-C₁₄H₂₉ 1370 Br Br n-C₁₅H₃₁n-C₁₅H₃₁ 1371 Br Br n-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 1372 Br Br n-C₁₇H₃₅ n-C₁₇H₃₅ 1373Br Br n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 1374 Br Br n-C₁₉H₃₉ n-C₁₉H₃₉ 1375 Br Br n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 1376 Br Br n-C₂₁H₄₃ n-C₂₁H₄₃ 1377 Br Br n-C₂₂H₄₅ n-C₂₂H₄₅ 1378Br Br n-C₂₃H₄₇ n-C₂₃H₄₇ 1379 Br Br n-C₂₄H₄₉ n-C₂₄H₄₉ 1380 Br Br n-C₂₅H₅₁n-C₂₅H₅₁ 1381 Br Br n-C₂₆H₅₃ n-C₂₆H₅₃ 1382 Br Br n-C₂₇H₅₅ n-C₂₇H₅₅ 1383Br Br n-C₂₈H₅₇ n-C₂₈H₅₇ 1384 Br Br n-C₂₉H₅₉ n-C₂₉H₅₉ 1385 Br Br n-C₃₀H₆₁n-C₃₀H₆₁ 1386 Br Br n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 1387 Br Br n-C₈F₁₇ n-C₈F₁₇ 1388 BrBr n-C₁₂F₂₅ n-C₁₂F₂₅ 1389 Br Br n-C₁₆F₃₃ n-C₁₆F₃₃ 1390 I I n-C₆H₁₃n-C₆H₁₃ 1391 Br Br n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 1392 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1393 BrBr O(n-C₄H₉) O(n-C₄H₉) 1394 Br Br O(n-C₅H₁₁) O(n-C₅H₁₁) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 52

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1396 Br Br O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1399 Br BrO(n-C₇H₁₅) O(n-C₇H₁₅) 1400 Br Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1401 Br BrO(n-C₉H₁₉) O(n-C₉H₁₉) 1402 Br Br O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) 1404 Br BrO(n-C₁₁H₂₃) O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 1405 Br Br O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1406 Br BrO(n-C₁₃H₂₇) O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 1407 Br Br O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 1408 Br BrO(n-C₁₅H₃₁) O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 1409 Br Br O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 1410 Br BrO(n-C₁₇H₃₅) O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 1411 Br Br O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 1412 Br BrO(n-C₁₉H₃₉) O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 1413 Br Br O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 1414 Br BrO(n-C₂₁H₄₃) O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 1415 Br Br O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 1416 Br BrO(n-C₂₃H₄₇) O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 1417 Br Br O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 1418 Br BrO(n-C₂₅H₅₁) O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 1419 Br Br O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 1420 Br BrO(n-C₂₇H₅₅) O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 1421 Br Br O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 1422 Br BrO(n-C₂₉H₅₉) O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 1423 Br Br O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 1424 Br BrO(n-C₆F₁₃) O(n-C₆F₁₃) 1425 Br Br O(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 1426 Br BrO(n-C₁₂F₂₅) O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 1427 Br Br O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) 1428 I IO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1429 Cl Cl O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 53

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1430 Br Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1431 Br Br

1432 Br Br

1433 Br Br

1434 Br Br

1435 Br Br

1437 Br Br

1439 Br Br

1440 Br Br

1442 Br Br

1443 Br Br

1444 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 54-1

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1446 Br Br

1447 Br Br

1448 Br Br

1449 Br Br

1450 Br Br

1452 Br Br

1453 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 54-2

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1455 Br Br

1456 Br Br

1457 Br Br

1458 Br Br

1459 Br Br

1460 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 55

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1461 Br Br

1467 Br Br

1470 Br Br

1471 Br Br

1472 Br Br

1473 Br Br

1475 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 56

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1477 Br Br

1478 Br Br

1480 Br Br

1481 Br Br

1482 Br Br

1484 Br Br

1485 Br Br

1486 Br Br

1488 Br Br

1489 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 57

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1491 Br Br

1492 Br Br

1493 Br Br

1494 Br Br

1495 Br Br

1496 Br Br

1497 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 58-1

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1505 Br Br

1506 Br Br

1507 Br Br

1508 Br Br

1509 Br Br

1510 Br Br

1511 Br Br

1512 Br Br

1513 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 58-2

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1514 Br Br

1515 Br Br

1516 Br Br

1517 Br Br

1518 Br Br

1519 Br Br

1520 Br Br

1521 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 59-1

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1522 Br Br

1523 Br Br

1524 Br Br

1525 Br Br

1526 Br Br

1527 Br Br

1528 Br Br

1529 Br Br

1530 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 59-2

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1531 Br Br

1532 Br Br

1533 Br Br

1534 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ 1535 Br Br —Si(C₂H₅)₃ —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 1536 BrBr —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 1537 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉)—Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) 1538 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 1539Br Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates achemical bond.

TABLE 60

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1540 Br Br n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 1541 Br Br n-C₅H₁₁n-C₅H₁₁ 1542 Br Br

1543 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1544 Br Br

1545 Br Br

1546 Br Br n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 1547 Br Br

1548 Br Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1549 Br Br n-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 1550 Br Brn-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 1551 Br Br n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 1552 Br Br n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 1553 Br Br n-C₂₅H₅₁ n-C₂₅H₅₁ 1554 Br Br n-C₃₀H₆₁ n-C₃₀H₆₁ 1555Br Br n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 1556 I I n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1557 Cl Cl n-C₈H₁₇n-C₈H₁₇ 1558 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₁₃ 1560 Br Br O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃)1563 Br Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1565 Br Br O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅)Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 61

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1566 Br Br O(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 1567 I IO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1568 Br Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1569 Br Br

1571 Br Br

1573 Br Br

1574 Br Br

1576 Br Br

1577 Br Br

1579 Br Br

1580 Br Br

1581 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 62

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1582 Br Br

1583 Br Br

1585 Br Br

1586 Br Br

1588 Br Br

1589 Br Br

1590 Br Br

1591 Br Br

1592 Br Br

1596 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 63

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1599 Br Br

1601 Br Br

1603 Br Br

1604 Br Br

1606 Br Br

1607 Br Br

1609 Br Br

1610 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 64

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1612 Br Br

1613 Br Br

1614 Br Br

1615 Br Br

1619 Br Br

1620 Br Br

1621 Br Br

1622 Br Br

1623 Br Br

1624 Br Br

1625 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 65

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1626 Br Br

1627 Br Br

1628 Br Br

1629 Br Br

1630 Br Br

1631 Br Br

1632 Br Br

1633 Br Br

1634 Br Br

1635 Br Br

1636 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 66

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1637 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1638 Br Br n-C₁₂H₂₅n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1639 Br Br n-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 1640 Br Br n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 1641 BrBr O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1642 Br Br

1643 Br Br

1644 Br Br

1645 Br Br

1649 Br Br

1653 Br Br

1654 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 67

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1655 Br Br

1656 Br Br

1657 Br Br

1658 Br Br

1659 Br Br

1660 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 68

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1661 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1662 Br BrO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1663 Br Br

1664 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 69

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1670 Br Br

1671 Br Br

1672 Br Br

1673 Br Br

1674 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 70

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1675 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1676 Br BrO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1677 Br Br

1678 Br Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 71

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1685 Br Br

1686 Br Br

1687 Br Br

1688 Br Br

1689 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 72

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1690 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1691 Br Br

1694 Br Br

1695 Br Br

1696 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 73

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1697 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1698 Br Br

1701 Br Br

1702 Br Br

1703 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 74

Compound No. X¹ X² R¹ R² 1704 Br Br n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1705 Br Br

1708 Br Br

1709 Br Br

1710 Br Br —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

Specific examples of the compound (4-1) obtained in the present 2ndreaction are illustrated in the following tables.

TABLE 75

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 571 S S S n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 572 S S S s-C₄H₉s-C₄H₉ 573 S S S n-C₅H₁₁ n-C₅H₁₁ 574 S S S

575 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 576 S S S

577 S S S

578 S S S n-C₇H₁₅ n-C₇H₁₅ 579 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 580 S S S n-C₉H₁₉n-C₉H₁₉ 581 S S S n-C₁₀H₂₁ n-C₁₀H₂₁ 582 S S S

583 S S S n-C₁₁H₂₃ n-C₁₁H₂₃ 584 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 585 S S Sn-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 76

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 586 S S S n-C₁₄H₂₉ n-C₁₄H₂₉ 587 S S Sn-C₁₅H₃₁ n-C₁₅H₃₁ 588 S S S n-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 589 S S S n-C₁₇H₃₅n-C₁₇H₃₅ 590 S S S n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 591 S S S n-C₁₉H₃₉ n-C₁₉H₃₉ 592 S SS n-C₂₀H₄₁ n-C₂₀H₄₁ 593 S S S n-C₂₁H₄₃ n-C₂₁H₄₃ 594 S S S n-C₂₂H₄₅n-C₂₂H₄₅ 595 S S S n-C₂₃H₄₇ n-C₂₃H₄₇ 596 S S S n-C₂₄H₄₉ n-C₂₄H₄₉ 597 S SS n-C₂₅H₅₁ n-C₂₅H₅₁ 598 S S S n-C₂₆H₅₃ n-C₂₆H₅₃ 599 S S S n-C₂₇H₅₅n-C₂₇H₅₅ 600 S S S n-C₂₈H₅₇ n-C₂₈H₅₇ 601 S S S n-C₂₉H₅₉ n-C₂₉H₅₉ 602 S SS n-C₃₀H₆₁ n-C₃₀H₆₁ 603 S S S n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 604 S S S n-C₈F₁₇ n-C₈F₁₇605 S S S n-C₁₂F₂₅ n-C₁₂F₂₅ 606 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ H 607 S Se S n-C₆H₁₃n-C₆H₁₃ 608 Se S Se n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 609 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 610 S S SO(n-C₄H₉) O(n-C₄H₉) 611 S S S O(n-C₅H₁₁) O(n-C₅H₁₁) 613 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃)O(n-C₆H₁₃) 616 S S S O(n-C₇H₁₅) O(n-C₇H₁₅) 617 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇)O(n-C₈H₁₇) 618 S S S O(n-C₉H₁₉) O(n-C₉H₁₉) 619 S S S O(n-C₁₀H₂₁)O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 77

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 621 S S S O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 622 S S SO(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 623 S S S O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 624 S S SO(n-C₁₄H₂₉) O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 625 S S S O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 626 S S SO(n-C₁₆H₃₃) O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 627 S S S O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 628 S S SO(n-C₁₈H₃₇) O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 629 S S S O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 630 S S SO(n-C₂₀H₄₁) O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 631 S S S O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 632 S S SO(n-C₂₂H₄₅) O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 633 S S S O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 634 S S SO(n-C₂₄H₄₉) O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 635 S S S O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 636 S S SO(n-C₂₆H₅₃) O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 637 S S S O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 638 S S SO(n-C₂₈H₅₇) O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 639 S S S O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 640 S S SO(n-C₃₀H₆₁) O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 641 S S S O(n-C₆F₁₃) O(n-C₆F₁₃) 642 S S SO(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 643 S S S O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 644 S S SO(n-C₈H₁₇) H 645 S Se S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 646 Se S Se O(n-C₈H₁₇)O(n-C₈H₁₇) 647 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 648 S S S

649 S S S

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TABLE 78

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 650 S S S

651 S S S

652 S S S

654 S S S

656 S S S

657 S S S

659 S S S

660 S S S

661 S S S

663 S S S

664 S S S

665 S S S

Dashd line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 79

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 666 S S S

667 S S S

669 S S S

670 S S S

672 S S S

673 S S S

674 S S S

675 S S S

676 S S S

677 S Se S

678 S S S

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TABLE 80

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 684 S S S

687 S S S

688 S S S

689 S S S

690 S S S

692 S S S

694 S S S

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TABLE 81

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 695 S S S

697 S S S

698 S S S

699 S S S

701 S S S

702 S S S

703 S S S

705 S S S

706 S S S

708 S S S

709 S S S

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TABLE 82

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 710 S Se S

711 Se S Se

712 S S S

713 S Se S

714 S S S

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TABLE 83

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 722 S S S

723 S S S

724 S S S

725 S S S

726 S S S

727 S S S

728 S S S

729 S S S

730 S S S

731 S S S

732 S S S

733 S S S

734 S S S

735 S S S

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TABLE 84-1

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 736 S S S

737 S S S

738 S S S

739 S S S

740 S S S

741 S S S

742 S S S

743 S S S

744 S S S

745 S S S

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TABLE 84-2

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 746 S S S

747 S S S

748 S S S

749 Se Se Se

n-C₆H₁₃ 750 S S S

751 S S S

752 S Se S

753 S Se S

754 Se S Se

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TABLE 85-1

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 755 S S S

756 S S S

757 S S S

758 S S S

759 S S S

760 S S S

761 S S S

762 S S S

763 S S S

764 S S S

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TABLE 85-2

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 765 S S S

766 S S S

767 S S S

768 S S S

769 S S S

770 S S S

771 S S S

772 S S S

773 S S S

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TABLE 86

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 774 S S S

775 S S S

776 Se Se Se

777 S S S

778 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ 779 S S S —Si(C₂H₅)₃ —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 780 S S S—Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 781 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉)782 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 783 S S S—Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 87

Com- pound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 784 S S S n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 785 S S S s-C₄H₉s-C₄H₉ 786 S S S n-C₅H₁₁ n-C₅H₁₁ 787 S S S

788 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 789 S S S

790 S S S

791 S S S n-C₇H₁₅ n-C₇H₁₅ 792 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 793 S S S n-C₉H₁₉n-C₉H₁₉ 794 S S S n-C₁₀H₂₁ n-C₁₀H₂₁ Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 88

Com- pound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 795 S S S

796 S S S n-C₁₁H₂₃ n-C₁₁H₂₃ 797 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 798 S S Sn-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 799 S S S n-C₁₄H₂₉ n-C₁₄H₂₉ 800 S S S n-C₁₅H₃₁n-C₁₅H₃₁ 801 S S S n-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 802 S S S n-C₁₇H₃₅ n-C₁₇H₃₅ 803 S SS n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 804 S S S n-C₁₉H₃₉ n-C₁₉H₃₉ 805 S S S n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 806 S S S n-C₂₁H₄₃ n-C₂₁H₄₃ 807 S S S n-C₂₂H₄₅ n-C₂₂H₄₅ 808 S SS n-C₂₃H₄₇ n-C₂₃H₄₇ 809 S S S n-C₂₄H₄₉ n-C₂₄H₄₉ 810 S S S n-C₂₅H₅₁n-C₂₅H₅₁ 811 S S S n-C₂₆H₅₃ n-C₂₆H₅₃ 812 S S S n-C₂₇H₅₅ n-C₂₇H₅₅ 813 S SS n-C₂₈H₅₇ n-C₂₈H₅₇ 814 S S S n-C₂₉H₅₉ n-C₂₉H₅₉ 815 S S S n-C₃₀H₆₁n-C₃₀H₆₁ 816 S S S n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 817 S S S n-C₈F₁₇ n-C₈F₁₇ 818 S S Sn-C₁₂F₂₅ n-C₁₂F₂₅ 819 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ H 820 S Se S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 821 SeS Se n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 822 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 823 S S S O(n-C₄H₉)O(n-C₄H₉) 824 S S S O(n-C₅H₁₁) O(n-C₅H₁₁) Dashed line indicates achemical bond.

TABLE 89

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 826 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 829 S S SO(n-C₇H₁₅) O(n-C₇H₁₅) 830 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 831 S S SO(n-C₉H₁₉) O(n-C₉H₁₉) 832 S S S O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) 834 S S SO(n-C₁₁H₂₃) O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 835 S S S O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 836 S S SO(n-C₁₃H₂₇) O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 837 S S S O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 838 S S SO(n-C₁₅H₃₁) O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 839 S S S O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 840 S S SO(n-C₁₇H₃₅) O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 841 S S S O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 842 S S SO(n-C₁₉H₃₉) O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 843 S S S O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 844 S S SO(n-C₂₁H₄₃) O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 845 S S S O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 846 S S SO(n-C₂₃H₄₇) O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 847 S S S O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 848 S S SO(n-C₂₅H₅₁) O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 849 S S S O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 850 S S SO(n-C₂₇H₅₅) O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 851 S S S O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 852 S S SO(n-C₂₉H₅₉) O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 853 S S S O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 854 S S SO(n-C₆F₁₃) O(n-C₆F₁₃) 855 S S S O(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇) 856 S S SO(n-C₁₂F₂₅) O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 857 S S S O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) 858 S Se SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 859 Se S Se O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 90

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 860 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 861 S S S

862 S S S

863 S S S

864 S S S

865 S S S

867 S S S

869 S S S

870 S S S

872 S S S

873 S S S

874 S S S

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TABLE 91

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 876 S S S

877 S S S

878 S S S

879 S S S

880 S S S

882 S S S

883 S S S

885 S S S

886 S S S

887 S S S

888 S S S

889 S S S

890 S Se S

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TABLE 92

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 891 S S S

897 S S S

900 S S S

901 S S S

902 S S S

903 S S S

905 S S S

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TABLE 93

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 907 S S S

908 S S S

910 S S S

911 S S S

912 S S S

914 S S S

915 S S S

916 S S S

918 S S S

919 S S S

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TABLE 94

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 921 S S S

922 S S S

923 S Se S

924 Se S Se

925 S S S

927 S Se S

928 S S S

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TABLE 95

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 936 S S S

937 S S S

938 S S S

939 S S S

940 S S S

941 S S S

942 S S S

943 S S S

944 S S S

945 S S S

946 S S S

947 S S S

948 S S S

950 Se S Se

951 S S S

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TABLE 96-1

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 952 S S S

953 S Se S

954 S S S

955 S S S

956 S S S

957 S S S

958 S S S

959 S S S

960 S S S

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TABLE 96-2

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 961 S S S

962 S S S

963 Se Se Se

964 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ 965 S S S —Si(C₂H₅)₃ —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 966 S S S—Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 967 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) —Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉)968 S S S —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 969 S S S—Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates a chemicalbond.

TABLE 97

Com- pound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 970 S S S n-C₄H₉ n-C₄H₉ 971 S S S n-C₅H₁₁n-C₅H₁₁ 972 S S S

973 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 974 S S S

975 S S S

976 S S S n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇ 977 S S S

978 S S S n-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 979 S S S n-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 980 S S Sn-C₁₆H₃₃ n-C₁₆H₃₃ 981 S S S n-C₁₈H₃₇ n-C₁₈H₃₇ 982 S S S n-C₂₀H₄₁n-C₂₀H₄₁ 983 S S S n-C₂₅H₅₁ n-C₂₅H₅₁ 984 S S S n-C₃₀H₆₁ n-C₃₀H₆₁ 985 S SS n-C₆F₁₃ n-C₆F₁₃ 986 S Se S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 987 Se S Se n-C₈H₁₇ n-C₈H₁₇988 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 990 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 993 S S SO(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₈H₁₇) 995 S S S O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 98

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R²  996 S S S O(n-C₈F₁₇) O(n-C₈F₁₇)  997 S Se SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃)  998 S S S O(n-C₈H₁₇) O(n-C₁₂H₂₅)  999 S S S

1001 S S S

1003 S S S

1004 S S S

1006 S S S

1007 S S S

1009 S S S

1010 S S S

1011 S S S

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TABLE 99

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1012 S S S

1013 S S S

1015 S S S

1016 S S S

1018 S S S

1019 S S S

1020 S S S

1021 S S S

1022 S S S

1026 S S S

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TABLE 100

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1029 S S S

1031 S S S

1033 S S S

1034 S S S

1036 S S S

1037 S S S

1039 S S S

1040 S S S

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TABLE 101

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1042 S S S

1043 S S S

1044 S Se S

1045 S S S

1049 S S S

1050 S S S

1051 S S S

1052 S S S

1053 S S S

1054 S S S

1055 S S S

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TABLE 102

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1056 Se S Se

1057 S S S

1058 S S S

1059 S S S

1060 S S S

1061 S S S

1062 S S S

1063 S S S

1064 S S S

1065 S S S

1066 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 103

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1067 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1068 S S Sn-C₁₂H₂₅ n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1069 S S S n-C₁₃H₂₇ n-C₁₃H₂₇ 1070 S S S n-C₆F₁₃n-C₆F₁₃ 1071 S S S O(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1072 S S S

1073 S S S

1074 S S S

1075 S S S

1079 S S S

1083 S S S

1084 S S S

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TABLE 104

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1085 Se S Se

1086 S S S

1087 S S S

1088 S S S

1089 S S S

1090 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 105

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1091 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1092 S S SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1093 S S S

1094 S S S

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TABLE 106

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1100 S S S

1101 S S S

1102 S S S

1103 S S S

1104 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 107

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1105 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1106 S S SO(n-C₆H₁₃) O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1107 S S S

1108 S S S

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TABLE 108

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1115 S S S

1116 S S S

1117 S S S

1118 S S S

1119 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 109

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1120 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1121 S S S

1124 S S S

1125 S S S

1126 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 110

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1127 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1128 S S S

1131 S S S

1132 S S S

1133 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 111

Compound No. E¹ E² E³ R¹ R² 1134 S S S n-C₆H₁₃ n-C₆H₁₃ 1135 S S S

1138 S S S

1139 S S S

1140 S S S —Si(CH₃)₃ —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

One example of a production process of the compound (5-1) used for thepresent 1st reaction is described for the case that R¹ and R² are thesame kinds (hereinafter, optionally described as R) as follows. That is,the compound (5-1) can be produced by the so-called Glaser Reaction, theEglinton Coupling or the Hay Coupling (preferably, the Hay Couplingutilizing a copper compound such as copper iodide) by using, forexample, a compound represented by the formula (6-1):

(wherein R represents the same meaning as R¹ and R², and X represents ahalogen atom, preferably, a bromine atom).

The Hay Coupling can be carried out, for example, in the presence ofN,N,N′,N′-tetramethyethylnediamine (TMEDA) and a copper compound such ascopper iodide according to the reaction formula below.

The compound of the formula (6-1) can be produced, for example, by theprocess comprising steps of:

brominating aniline having a substituent R with N-bromosuccinimide, etc.in the α-position of the amino group,

converting the amino group of thus obtained compound into an iodinegroup by the Sandmeyer Reaction, and

carrying out an ethynylation of the iodine group in thus obtainediodine-containing compound by the Sonogashira Cross-coupling Reaction,etc.

The specific examples of the compound represented by the formula (6-1)are illustrated in the following tables.

TABLE 112

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1711 Br n-C₄H₉ 1712 Br s-C₄H₉ 1713 Br n-C₅H₁₁ 1714 Br

1715 Br n-C₆H₁₃ 1716 Br

1717 Br

1718 Br n-C₇H₁₅ 1719 Br n-C₈H₁₇ 1720 Br n-C₉H₁₉ 1721 Br n-C₁₀H₂₁ 1722 Br

1723 Br n-C₁₁H₂₃ 1724 Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1725 Br n-C₁₃H₂₇ Dashed line indicatesa chemical bond.

TABLE 113

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1726 Br n-C₁₄H₂₉ 1727 Br n-C₁₅H₃₁ 1728 Br n-C₁₆H₃₃1729 Br n-C₁₇H₃₅ 1730 Br n-C₁₈H₃₇ 1731 Br n-C₁₉H₃₉ 1732 Br n-C₂₀H₄₁ 1733Br n-C₂₁H₄₃ 1734 Br n-C₂₂H₄₅ 1735 Br n-C₂₃H₄₇ 1736 Br n-C₂₄H₄₉ 1737 Brn-C₂₅H₅₁ 1738 Br n-C₂₆H₅₃ 1739 Br n-C₂₇H₅₅ 1740 Br n-C₂₈H₅₇ 1741 Brn-C₂₉H₅₉ 1742 Br n-C₃₀H₆₁ 1743 Br n-C₆F₁₃ 1744 Br n-C₈F₁₇ 1745 Brn-C₁₂F₂₅ 1746 Br H 1747 I n-C₆H₁₃ 1748 I n-C₈H₁₇ 1749 Cl n-C₈H₁₇ 1750 BrO(n-C₄H₉) 1751 Br O(n-C₅H₁₁) 1753 Br O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1756 Br O(n-C₇H₁₅) 1757Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1758 Br O(n-C₉H₁₉) 1759 Br O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) Dashed lineindicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 114

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1761 Br O(n-C₁₁H₂₃) 1762 Br O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1763 BrO(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 1764 Br O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 1765 Br O(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 1766 Br O(n-C₁₆H₃₃)1767 Br O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 1768 Br O(n-C₁₈H₃₇) 1769 Br O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 1770 BrO(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 1771 Br O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 1772 Br O(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 1773 Br O(n-C₂₃H₄₇)1774 Br O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 1775 Br O(n-C₂₅H₅₁) 1776 Br O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 1777 BrO(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 1778 Br O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 1779 Br O(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 1780 Br O(n-C₃₀H₆₁)1781 Br O(n-C₆F₁₃) 1782 Br O(n-C₈F₁₇) 1783 Br O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 1784 BrO(n-C₁₆F₃₃) 1785 I O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1786 I O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1787 Cl O(n-C₈H₁₇) 1788Br

1789 Br

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TABLE 115

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1790 Br

1791 Br

1792 Br

1794 Br

1796 Br

1797 Br

1799 Br

1800 Br

1801 Br

1803 Br

1804 Br

1850 Br

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TABLE 116

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1806 Br

1807 Br

1809 Br

1810 Br

1812 Br

1813 Br

1814 Br

1815 Br

1816 Br

1817 Br

1818 Br

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TABLE 117

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1824 Br

1827 Br

1828 Br

1829 Br

1830 Br

1832 Br

1834 Br

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TABLE 118

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1835 Br

1837 Br

1838 Br

1839 Br

1841 Br

1842 Br

1843 Br

1845 Br

1846 Br

1848 Br

1849 Br

TABLE 119

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1850 Br

1851 Br

1852 Br

1853 Br

1854 Br

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TABLE 120

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1862 Br

1863 Br

1864 Br

1865 Br

1866 Br

1867 Br

1868 Br

1869 Br

1870 Br

1871 Br

1872 Br

1873 Br

1874 Br

1875 Br

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TABLE 121-1

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1876 Br

1877 Br

1878 Br

1879 Br

1880 Br

1881 Br

1882 Br

1883 Br

1884 Br

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TABLE 121-2

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1885 Br

1886 Br

1887 Br

1888 Br

1889 Br

1890 Br

1891 Br

1892 Br

1893 Br

1894 Br

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TABLE 122-1

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1895 Br

1896 Br

1897 Br

1898 Br

1899 Br

1900 Br

1901 Br

1902 Br

1903 Br

1904 Br

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TABLE 122-2

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1905 Br

1906 Br

1907 Br

1908 Br

1909 Br

1910 Br

1911 Br

1912 Br

1913 Br

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TABLE 123

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1914 Br

1915 Br

1916 Br

1917 Br

1918 Br —Si(CH₃)₃ 1919 Br —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 1920 Br —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 1921 Br—Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) 1922 Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 1923 Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅)Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 124

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1924 Br n-C₄H₉ 1925 Br s-C₄H₉ 1926 Br n-C₅H₁₁ 1927 Br

1928 Br n-C₆H₁₃ 1929 Br

1930 Br

1931 Br n-C₇H₁₅ 1932 Br n-C₈H₁₇ 1933 Br n-C₉H₁₉ 1934 Br n-C₁₀H₂₁ 1924 Brn-C₄H₉ 1926 Br n-C₅H₁₁ 1928 Br n-C₆H₁₃ 1931 Br n-C₇H₁₅ 1932 Br n-C₈H₁₇1933 Br n-C₉H₁₉ 1934 Br n-C₁₀H₂₁ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 125

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1935 Br

1936 Br n-C₁₁H₂₃ 1937 Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ 1938 Br n-C₁₃H₂₇ 1939 Br n-C₁₄H₂₉ 1940Br n-C₁₅H₃₁ 1941 Br n-C₁₆H₃₃ 1942 Br n-C₁₇H₃₅ 1943 Br n-C₁₈H₃₇ 1944 Brn-C₁₉H₃₉ 1945 Br n-C₂₀H₄₁ 1946 Br n-C₂₁H₄₃ 1947 Br n-C₂₂H₄₅ 1948 Brn-C₂₃H₄₇ 1949 Br n-C₂₄H₄₉ 1950 Br n-C₂₅H₅₁ 1951 Br n-C₂₆H₅₃ 1952 Brn-C₂₇H₅₅ 1953 Br n-C₂₈H₅₇ 1954 Br n-C₂₉H₅₉ 1955 Br n-C₃₀H₆₁ 1956 Brn-C₆F₁₃ 1957 Br n-C₈F₁₇ 1958 Br n-C₁₂F₂₅ 1959 Br n-C₁₆F₃₃ 1960 I n-C₆H₁₃1961 Cl n-C₈H₁₇ 1962 Br n-C₆H₁₃ 1963 Br O(n-C₄H₉) 1964 Br O(n-C₅H₁₁)Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 126

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 1966 Br O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1969 Br O(n-C₇H₁₅) 1970 BrO(n-C₈H₁₇) 1971 Br O(n-C₉H₁₉) 1972 Br O(n-C₁₀H₂₁) 1974 Br O(n-C₁₁H₂₃)1975 Br O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) 1976 Br O(n-C₁₃H₂₇) 1977 Br O(n-C₁₄H₂₉) 1978 BrO(n-C₁₅H₃₁) 1979 Br O(n-C₁₆H₃₃) 1980 Br O(n-C₁₇H₃₅) 1981 Br O(n-C₁₈H₃₇)1982 Br O(n-C₁₉H₃₉) 1983 Br O(n-C₂₀H₄₁) 1984 Br O(n-C₂₁H₄₃) 1985 BrO(n-C₂₂H₄₅) 1986 Br O(n-C₂₃H₄₇) 1987 Br O(n-C₂₄H₄₉) 1988 Br O(n-C₂₅H₅₁)1989 Br O(n-C₂₆H₅₃) 1990 Br O(n-C₂₇H₅₅) 1991 Br O(n-C₂₈H₅₇) 1992 BrO(n-C₂₉H₅₉) 1993 Br O(n-C₃₀H₆₁) 1994 Br O(n-C₆F₁₃) 1995 Br O(n-C₈F₁₇)1996 Br O(n-C₁₂F₂₅) 1997 Br O(n-C₁₆F₃₃) 1998 I O(n-C₆H₁₃) 1999 ClO(n-C₈H₁₇) Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 127

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2000 Br O(n-C₈H₁₇) 2001 Br

2002 Br

2003 Br

2004 Br

2005 Br

2007 Br

2009 Br

2010 Br

2012 Br

2013 Br

2014 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 128-1

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2016 Br

2017 Br

2018 Br

2019 Br

2020 Br

2022 Br

2023 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 128-2

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2025 Br

2026 Br

2027 Br

2028 Br

2029 Br

2030 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 129

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2031 Br

2037 Br

2040 Br

2041 Br

2042 Br

2043 Br

2045 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 130

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2047 Br

2048 Br

2050 Br

2051 Br

2052 Br

2054 Br

2055 Br

2056 Br

2058 Br

2059 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 131

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2061 Br

2062 Br

2063 Br

2064 Br

2065 Br

2066 Br

2067 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 132-1

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2075 Br

2076 Br

2077 Br

2078 Br

2079 Br

2080 Br

2081 Br

2082 Br

2083 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 132-2

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2084 Br

2085 Br

2086 Br

2087 Br

2088 Br

2089 Br

2090 Br

2091 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 133-1

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2092 Br

2093 Br

2094 Br

2095 Br

2096 Br

2097 Br

2098 Br

2099 Br

2100 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 133-2

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2101 Br

2102 Br

2103 Br

2104 Br —Si(CH₃)₃ 2105 Br —Si(C₂H₅)₃ 2106 Br —Si(i-C₃H₇)₃ 2107 Br—Si(CH₃)₂(t-C₄H₉) 2108 Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₆H₁₃) 2109 Br —Si(CH₃)₂(n-C₁₂H₂₅)Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 134

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2110 Br n-C₄H₉ 2111 Br n-C₅H₁₁ 2112 Br

2113 Br n-C₆H₁₃ 2114 Br

2115 Br

2116 Br n-C₈H₁₇ 2117 Br

2118 Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ 2119 Br n-C₁₃H₂₇ 2120 Br n-C₁₆H₃₃ 2121 Br n-C₁₈H₃₇ 2122Br n-C₂₀H₄₁ 2123 Br n-C₂₅H₅₁ 2124 Br n-C₃₀H₆₁ 2125 Br n-C₆F₁₃ 2126 In-C₆H₁₃ 2127 Cl n-C₈H₁₇ 2128 Br O(n-C₄H₉) 2130 Br O(n-C₆H₁₃) 2133 BrO(n-C₈H₁₇) 2135 Br O(n-C₁₂H₂₅) Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 135

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2136 Br O(n-C₈F₁₇) 2137 I O(n-C₆H₁₃) 2138 BrO(n-C₈H₁₇) 2139 Br

2141 Br

2143 Br

2144 Br

2146 Br

2147 Br

2149 Br

2150 Br

2151 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 136

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2152 Br

2153 Br

2155 Br

2156 Br

2158 Br

2159 Br

2160 Br

2161 Br

2162 Br

2166 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 137

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2169 Br

2171 Br

2173 Br

2174 Br

2176 Br

2177 Br

2179 Br

2180 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 138

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2182 Br

2183 Br

2184 Br

2185 Br

2189 Br

2190 Br

2191 Br

2192 Br

2193 Br

2194 Br

2195 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 139

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2196 Br

2197 Br

2198 Br

2199 Br

2200 Br

2201 Br

2202 Br

2203 Br

2204 Br

2205 Br

2206 Br —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 140

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2207 Br n-C₆H₁₃ 2208 Br n-C₁₂H₂₅ 2209 Br n-C₁₃H₂₇2210 Br n-C₆F₁₃ 2211 Br O(n-C₆H₁₃) 2212 Br

2213 Br

2214 Br

2215 Br

2219 Br

2223 Br

2224 Br

Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

TABLE 141

Compound No. X¹ R¹ 2225 Br

2226 Br

2227 Br

2228 Br

2229 Br

2230 Br —Si(CH₃)₃ Dashed line indicates a chemical bond.

A process for producing the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound(1) in the case that R¹ and R² are the same or different kinds, isexemplified by a process according to the description of the non-patentliterature 1 (Advanced Materials, 19, 3008-3011 (2007)). That is, theprocess comprises the sequential steps of:

brominating the benzo[b]thiophene having R¹ or R² with bromine, workinglithiumisopropylamide (LDA) on the brominated product thus obtained,then

carrying out a coupling reaction using copper chloride, and workingbutyl lithium (BuLi) and bis(phenylsulfonyl)sulfide ((C₆H₅SO₂)₂S) on thecoupling product thus obtained to produce the compound (1), as shown inthe following reaction sequence scheme.

An organic semiconductor device of the present invention will beexplained as follows.

A thin film of the present invention comprises the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1). The thin film shows high carriermobility. Therefore, the thin film is suitable for a material for anorganic semiconductor device having the thin film as an active organicsemiconductor layer.

In addition, the organic semiconductor device of the present inventioncomprises the thin film of the present invention. Examples of theorganic semiconductor device of the present invention include an organictransistor, an electroluminescence device and a solar cell. The organictransistor of the present invention can be used, for example, in anelectronic paper, a flexible display, an IC tag and a sensor.

The formation process of the thin film of the present invention isexemplified by the applying and film-forming process. The applying andfilm-forming process means the film-forming process which comprises thesteps of dissolving the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1) ina solvent and applying the obtained solution composition on a substrateor an insulating layer.

Examples of the coating process include a casting process, a dip coatprocess, a die coater process, a roll coater process, a bar coaterprocess, an ink jet process, a screen printing process, an offsetprinting process and a microcontact printing process. These processescan be used alone or in combination of two or more of these processes.

A relevant solvent which is used for the preparation of the abovesolution composition can be selected properly depending on the kind ofthe substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound to be applied. Preferableexamples of the solvent include an aromatic hydrocarbon solvent such asbenzene, toluene, xylene, chlorobenzene and o-dichlorobenzene, ahalogenated hydrocarbon solvent such as dichloromethane, chloroform,1,2-dichloroethane, 1,1′,2,2′-tetrachloroethane, tetrachlorocarbon, anether solvent such as tetrahydrofuran and dioxane, and an aliphatichydrocarbon solvent such as pentane, hexane, heptane, octane andcyclohexane. Among them, toluene, xylene, o-dichlorobenzene,dichloromethane, chloroform, tetrahydrofuran and hexane are preferable.These solvents can be used also by mixing two or more of them. Theconcentration of the substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound (1) inthe solution composition is 0.01-50 wt %, preferably, 0.01-10 wt %, morepreferably, 0.1-5 wt %. Additionally, within the range where carriermobility is not damaged remarkably, additives such as an antioxidant ora stabilizer can be contained in the solution composition. The solutioncomposition can be obtained by dissolving the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1) in the solvent at temperatures of, forexample, 10-200° C., preferably, 20-150° C.

After the solution composition thus obtained is applied to a substrateor an insulating layer to result in the formation of a coated film, athin film can be formed on the substrate or the insulating layer byeliminating the solvent contained in the coated film. In order toeliminate the solvent, a naturally drying treatment, a heatingtreatment, a reduced pressure treatment, a draught drying treatment anda combination thereof can be adopted. Among them, the naturally dryingtreatment or the heating treatment are preferable from the point of easyoperation. The operation condition for the treatment is described asstill-standing under the atmosphere or heating of the substrate on a hotplate (for example, at 40-250° C., preferably, 50-250° C.).

The thin film of the present invention can be formed by the applying andfilm-forming process by using also a dispersion of the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1) in the solvent, and in this case, theprocess can be easily carried out by reading the solution composition asthe dispersion composition.

Thus, the thin film of the present invention can be formed by a simplemethod such as the applying and film-forming process as described above.

Another different example of the thin film forming process of thepresent invention is a thin film forming process under vacuum such as avacuum deposition process, a sputtering process, a CVD process and amolecular beam epitaxial process.

In the vacuum deposition process, the substituted benzochalcogenoacenecompound is heated in a crucible or a metal boat under vacuum, and theevaporated organic semiconductor material is deposited on the substrateor the insulating material. A degree of vacuum when deposition occursis, generally, 1×10⁻¹ Pa or lower, preferably, 1×10⁻³ Pa or lower. Asubstrate temperature when deposition occurs is, generally, 0° C.-300°C., preferably, 20° C.-200° C. A deposition speed is, for example, 0.001nm/sec-10 nm/sec, preferably, 0.01 nm/sec-1 nm/sec.

A thickness of the thin film comprising the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1) obtained by the above applying andfilm-forming process or the above vacuum process is controllable, forexample, depending on a device structure of the organic transistor, andthe film thickness is preferably 1 nm-10 μm, more preferably, 5 nm-1 μm.

An example of the organic transistor of the present invention is theorganic field effect transistor (OFET).

The structure of the organic field effect transistor is, for example,generally provided with a source electrode and a drain electrode closeto the organic semiconductor active layer consisting of the thin film ofthe present invention, and further provided with a gate electrode acrossan insulator layer (a dielectric layer) close to the organicsemiconductor active layer. Examples of the device structure include thefollowings

(1) a structure of a substrate/a gate electrode/an insulating layer/asource electrode-a drain electrode/an organic semiconductor active layer(refer to FIG. 1),

(2) a structure of a substrate/a gate electrode/an insulating layer/anorganic semiconductor active layer/a source electrode-a drain electrode(refer to FIG. 2),

(3) a structure of a substrate/an organic semiconductor active layer/asource electrode-a drain electrode/an insulating layer/a gate electrode,

(4) a structure of a substrate/a source electrode (or a drainelectrode)/an organic semiconductor active layer+an insulating layer+agate electrode/a drain electrode (or a source electrode).

In these cases, the source electrode, the drain electrode and the gateelectrode may be provided respectively in plural, and the plural of theorganic semiconductor active layers may be provided within a same planeor as laminated layers.

The other components of the organic transistor will be explained byillustrating specific examples.

In manufacturing the organic transistor in the present invention,materials constituting the source electrode, the drain electrode and thegate electrode are not limited specifically as far as the materials areelectrically conducting materials such as platinum, gold, silver,nickel, chromium, copper, iron, tin, lead antimony, tantalum, indium,palladium, tellurium, rhenium, iridium, aluminum, ruthenium, germanium,molybdenum, molybdenum oxide, tungsten, antimony tin oxide, indium tinoxide (ITO), zinc doped with fluorine, zinc, carbon, graphite, a glassycarbon, a silver paste and carbon paste, lithium, beryllium, sodium,magnesium, potassium, calcium, scandium, titanium, manganese, zirconium,gallium, niobium, sodium, a sodium-potassium alloy, magnesium, lithium,aluminum, a magnesium/copper mixture, a magnesium/silver mixture, amagnesium/aluminum mixture, a magnesium/indium mixture, analuminum/aluminum oxide mixture and a lithium/aluminum mixture.Especially, platinum, gold, silver, molybdenum oxide, indium, ITO andcarbon are preferable. In addition, known conductive polymers whoseconductivity is improved by doping, etc. are also suitably used.Examples of such conductive polymers include a conductive polyaniline, aconductive polypyrrole, a conductive polythiophene and a complex betweenpolyethylenedioxythiophene and polystyrene sulfonic acid. Above all, theconductive materials which have a low electric resistance at the contactface with the semiconductor layer are preferable. These conductivematerials may be used alone or in a mixture of two or more kinds. A filmthickness of the electrode varies depending on the material, and thethickness is, preferably, 0.1 nm-10 μm, further preferably, 0.5 nm-5 μm,and more preferably, 1 nm-3 μm. In addition, when the gate electrodedoubles with the substrate, the film thickness may be larger than theabove values.

The source electrode and the drain electrode used in the organictransistor of the present invention may undergo a surface treatment. Thesurface treatment of the electrode surface contacting with the thin film(the organic semiconductor active layer) of the present invention ispreferable, since the surface treatment tends to improve the transistorperformances of the organic transistor comprising the thin film. Anexample of the surface treatment is a modification process of theelectrode surfaces mentioned above by dipping the electrodes in analcohol solution of, for example, a saturated hydrocarbon compoundhaving a thiol group such as 1-octylthiol, 1-perfluorooctylthiol,1-octadecylthiol and 1-perfluorooctadecylthiol, an aromatic compoundhaving a thiol group such as benzenethiol and perfluorobenzenethiol, anda heteroaromatic compound having a thiol group such as thienylthiol andperfluoro-thienylthiol.

The electrode can be manufactured by various methods using above rawmaterials. Specifically, a vacuum deposition method, a sputteringmethod, a coating method, a thermal transfer method, a printing methodand a sol-gel method are exemplified. At or after the film-forming, itis preferable to carry out patterning, optionally. The patterning can becarried out by using various methods. Specifically, a photolithographymethod which combines a patterning and an etching of the photoresist isexemplified. In addition, soft-lithography methods such as an inkjetprinting, a screen printing, an offset printing and an anastaticprinting are exemplified. These methods can be used for the patterning,alone or in combination of two or more of them.

Various insulating films can be used as the insulating layer. Inorganicoxides, inorganic nitrides and organic compounds can be exemplified asmaterials for the insulating films.

Examples of inorganic oxides include silicon oxide, aluminum oxide,tantalum oxide, titanium oxide, tin oxide, vanadium oxide, strontiumbarium titanate, barium titanate zirconate, lead titanate zirconate,lanthanum lead titanate, strontium titanate, barium titanate, magnesiumbarium fluoride, bismuth titanate, bismuth strontium titanate, bismuthstrontium tantalite, bismuth niobate tantalite and yttrium trioxide.Silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, tantalum oxide and titanium oxide arepreferable. Examples of the organic compounds include polyimide,polyamide, polyester, polyacrylate, a photo-curable resin obtained byphoto-radical polymerization or photo-cationic polymerization, acopolymer comprising an acrylonitrile component, polyvinylphenol,polyvinylalcohol, a novolak resin and cyanoethylpullulan. Polyimide,polyvinylphenol and polyvinylalcohol are preferable. These materials forthe insulating layer can be used alone or in combination of two or moreof them. A thickness of the insulating layer varies depending on thematerial, and the thickness is, preferably, 0.1 nm-100 μm, furtherpreferably, 0.5 nm-50 μm, and more preferably, 5 nm-10 μm.

The insulating layer can be formed by various methods. Specifically, aspin coating, a spray coating, a dip coating, a cast, a bar coating, ablade coating, a screen printing, an offset printing, an inkjet and dryprocess methods such as a vacuum deposition, a molecular beam epitaxialgrowth method, an ion cluster beam method, an ion plating method, asputtering method, an atmospheric plasma method and a CVD method areexemplified. In addition, a sol-gel method and a method in which anoxide film is formed on a metal substrate such as an alumite on aluminumor a thermal oxide film of silicon are exemplified.

Examples of the materials of the substrate include glass, paper, quartz,ceramic and a resin sheet. Specified examples of materials for the resinsheet include polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate(PEN), polyether sulfone (PES), polyetherimide, polyether ether ketone,polyphenylene sulfide, polyarylate, polyimide, polycarbonate (PC),cellulose triacetate (TAC) and cellulose acetate propionate (CAP). Thethickness of the substrate is, preferably, 1 μm-10 mm, more preferably,5 μm-5 mm.

In the contact parts of the insulating layer and the substrate with thethin film of the present invention (hereinafter, optionally described asthe organic semiconductor active layer), a surface treatment may becarried out on the insulating layer and the substrate. By the surfacetreatment of the insulating layer on which the organic semiconductoractive layer is laminated, the transistor performance of the organictransistor can be improved. The surface treatment is exemplifiedspecifically by a hydrophorbic treatment by hexamethyldisilazane,octadecyltrichlorosilane, octyltrichlorosilane andphenetyltrichlorosilane, an acid treatment by hydrochloric acid,sulfuric acid and an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, an alkalinetreatment by sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxideand an aqueous ammonia, an ozone treatment, a hydrogen fluoridetreatment, a plasma treatment such as oxygen and argon, a film-formingtreatment of Langmuir-Brodgett film, a thin-film forming treatment ofother insulator and semiconductor films, a mechanical treatment, anelectric treatment such as corona discharge and a rubbing treatmentusing fibers.

Processes for the surface treatment are exemplified by a vacuumdeposition process, a sputtering process, a coating process, a printingprocess and a sol-gel process.

A protective film consisting of resins or inorganic compounds may belaminated on the organic semiconductor active layer. The formation ofthe protective film inhibits influences from the outer circumstances toresult in stabilization of the transistor drive.

The thin film of the present application exhibits a highcarrier-mobility, since it comprises the substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound (1). Therefore, the thin film of thepresent application is useful as the organic semiconductor active layerin the organic transistor, and the organic transistor having the organicsemiconductor active layer comprising the thin film of the presentinvention exhibits excellent transistor performances and is useful forthe organic semiconductor device.

EXAMPLES

The present invention is further explained in detail by the followingexamples.

Preparation Example 1 Synthesis of 2-bromo-4-hexylaniline

To a mixture solution of 4-hexylaniline (manufactured by Wako PureChemical Industries, Ltd.) (50.53 g, 285 mmol), ammonium acetate(AcONH₄: 2.20 g, 28.5 mmol) and acetonitrile (MeCN: 855 mmol) in a flaskdipped in a water bath, N-bromosuccinimide (NBS: 53.26 g, 299.3 mmol)was added, and after the water bath was taken off, the reaction mixturewas stirred for 3 hours. Then, the reaction solution was condensed by anevaporator, followed by addition of ethyl acetate and washing with waterand brine. The organic phase was extracted and dried with sodiumsulfate, followed by condensation by the evaporator to give an oilproduct. The oil product was purified by a silica gel column to give2-bromo-4-hexylaniline (35.63 g, 139.1 mmol, yield 48.8%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, 6 ppm): 7.22 (d, J=1.9 Hz, 1H), 6.91 (dd, J=8.1, 1.9 Hz,1H), 6.68 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 3.93 (s, 2H), 2.46 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 2H),1.62-1.47 (m, 2H), 1.36-1.24 (m, 6H), 0.88 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 3H)

Preparation Example 2 Synthesis of 2-bromo-4-hexyl-1-iodobenzene

To a mixture solution of 2-bromo-4-hexylaniline (25.62 g, 100.0 mmol)obtained in the Preparation example 1 and water 450 mL, a concentratedsulfuric acid 50 g was added in drops, and the mixture was cooled to 5°C. An aqueous solution (water 20 mL) of sodium sulfite (NaSO₃: 8.97 g,130.0 mmol) was added in drops into the mixture and stirring wascontinued at 10° C. for 2 hours, and subsequently, the reaction mixturewas added to an aqueous solution (water 300 ml) of potassium iodide (KI:132.8 g, 0.80 mol) at 5° C. Then, after stirring at room temperature(about 24° C.) for 6 hours, the reaction mixture was refluxed for 20minutes by heating, and then cooled to the room temperature.Subsequently, the reaction mixture was poured into an aqueous solution(water 450 mL) of sodium sulfite (22.5 g, 216.2 mmol). Ethyl acetate wasadded to the reaction mixture, then, the organic phase was extracted,dried with magnesium sulfate and condensed by the evaporator to resultin the formation of a brown oil (28.15 g) which contains2-bromo-4-hexyl-1-iodobenzene as a main component (76.7 mmol, yield76.7%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.72 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 1H), 7.45 (d, J=2.0 Hz, 1H),6.81 (dd, J=8.1, 2.0 Hz, 1H), 2.52 (t, J=7.5 Hz, 2H), 1.59-1.54 (m, 2H),1.36-1.29 (m, 6H), 0.88 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 3H)

MS-EI 366, 368 (M+), 299, 297 (M−C₅H₁₁), 217 (M−C₅H₁₁Br)

Preparation Example 3 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the formula[1715]

To a mixture of the oil 14.68 g (40.0 mmol) obtained in the Preparationexample 2, tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄: 0.28 g,0.40 mmol), copper iodide (CuI: 0.15 g, 0.80 mmol) and diisopropylamine((i-Pr)₂NH: 53.6 mL), a diisopropylamine (26.4 mL) solution oftrimethylsilylacetylene (Me₃Si—C≡CH (TMS-C≡CH): 4.71 g, 48.0 mmol) wasadded in drops at room temperature, and stirring was continued for 2hours. After cutting off a precipitated salt by a silica gel shortcolumn and condensing a filtrate, an oil was obtained in which2-bromo-4-hexyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)ethynylbenzene is a main component.The obtained oil was diluted with tetrahydrofuran (THF: 80 mL) andmethanol (MeOH: 80 mL), and subsequently, at room temperature, potassiumcarbonate (K₂CO₃: 0.55 g, 4.0 mmol) was added thereto, followed bystirring for 3 hours. After the solvent was distilled off, a 1% aqueoussolution of sodium ammonium and ether were added, and the organic phasewas dried with magnesium sulfate, followed by condensation to result ina formation of light brown oil. Purification by a silica gel columnusing hexane as a developing solvent gave2-bromo-1-ethynyl-4-hexylbenzene (hereinafter, optionally described as acompound [1715]) represented by the formula

(7.56 g, 28.5 mmol, yield 71.2%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.42 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 1H), 7.41 (d, J=1.8 Hz, 1H),7.07 (dd, J=7.8, 1.8 Hz, 1H), 3.32 (s, 1H), 2.57 (t, J=7.7 Hz, 2H),1.67-1.51 (m, 2H), 1.37-1.22 (m, 6H), 0.88 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 3H)

MS-EI 266, 264 (M+), 195, 193 (M−C₅H₁₁), 115 (M−C₅H₁₁Br)

Preparation Example 4 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the formula[1145]

To an acetone solution (100 mL) of copper iodide (CuI: 0.95 g, 5.0 mmol)and N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA: 1.5 mL, 10.0 mmol), wasadded the compound [1715] (26.5 g, 100.0 mmol) obtained in thePreparation example 3, followed by stirring for 5 hours under airbubbling. Acetone was distilled off under vacuum, a 1N-hydrochloric acidwas added to the residue, and then, the residue was extracted withchloroform and dried with magnesium sulfate, followed by condensation.Recrystallization from toluene gave an orange powder of the compoundrepresented by the formula [1145]1,4-bis(2-bromo-4-hexylphenyl)-diacetylene (hereinafter, optionallydescribed as the compound [1145]) (11.8 g, 22.0 mmol, yield 45.0%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.46 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.42 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 2H),7.08 (dd, J=7.8, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 2.58 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 4H), 1.66-1.50 (m, 4H),1.38-1.23 (m, 12H), 0.88 (t, J=6.7 Hz, 6H)

MS-EI 528 (M+), 457 (M−C₅H₁₁), 386 (M−C₁₀H₂₂)

Preparation Example 5 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the Formula[575]

The compound [1145] (10.6 g, 20 mmol) obtained in the Preparationexample 4 was dissolved in THF 200 mL, and to this solution, undernitrogen atmosphere at −78° C., a 1.59M pentane solution (62.9 mL, 100.0mmol) of t-BuLi was added in drops. After stirring at −78° C. for 1hour, a sulfur powder (3.2 g, 100.0 mmol) was added by small pieces, andsubsequently, the temperature was slowly raised to room temperature andstirring was continued for 2 hours. A 1M sodium hydroxide solution (300mL) and K₃Fe (CN)₆ (32.9 g, 100.0 mmol) were added, and after stirringfor 1 hour at room temperature, chloroform was added to extract theorganic phase. The organic phase was washed with saturated brine, driedwith magnesium sulfate and condensed by an evaporator. Byrecrystallization from hexane, the compound represented by the formula

was obtained as a deep red solid (hereinafter, optionally described asthe compound [575]) (3.07 g, 6.22 mmol, yield 30.9%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.69 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.63 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 2H),7.28 (dd, J=8.1, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 2.74 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 4H), 1.72-1.62 (m, 4H),1.40-1.24 (m, 12H), 0.89 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 6H)

Example 1 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the Formula [5]

Under nitrogen atmosphere, toluene was added to the compound

(4.79 g, 9.65 mmol) obtained in the Preparation example 5,bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel(0) (Ni(COD)₂: 2.92 g, 10.6 mmol) andtriphenylphosphine (PPh₃: 5.57 g, 21.2 mmol), followed by stirring atroom temperature for 1 hour. Then, after stirring was continued at 110°C. for 10 hours, the temperature was lowered to room temperature, andthe reaction mixture was filtered with Celite®. The residue on theCelite® was extracted with a hot ortho-dichlorobenzene, and byhalf-condensation and cooling, the compound represented by the formula[5] (hereinafter, optionally described as the compound [5]) was obtainedas a colorless plate crystal (1.82 g, 3.92 mmol, yield 40.6%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.65 (d, J=7.3 Hz, 2H), 7.57 (d, J=1.0 Hz, 2H),7.19 (dd, J=7.3, 1.0 Hz, 2H), 2.73 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 4H), 1.73-1.63 (m, 4H),1.40-1.29 (m, 12H), 0.90 (t, J=6.8 Hz, 6H)

Elemental analysis: calculated value for C₂₈H₃₂S₃: C, 72.36; H, 6.94;observed value: C, 72.34; H, 6.85.

Melting point: 236° C.

Preparation Example 7 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the Formula[1154]

To a liquid mixture of 4-dodecylaniline (manufactured by Wako PureChemical Industries, Ltd.) (74.51 g), ammonium acetate (AcONH₄: 2.20 g)and acetonitrile (MeCN: 855 mL), was added N-bromosuccinimide (NBS:53.26 g) at room temperature, and stirring was continued for 3 hours.Then, the reaction solution was condensed by the evaporator and theresidue was washed with water and brine. Sequentially, ethylacetate wasadded, the organic phase was extracted and the extract was dried withsodium sulfate. After condensation by the evaporator, a black oil wasobtained. Through purification by the silica gel chromatography using amixed solvent of hexane: ethylacetate=1:1 as a developing solvent, abrown oil (98.13 g) which contains 2-bromo-4-dodecylaniline as a maincomponent was obtained.

By using 96.97 g of the above-obtained oil as a raw material and byusing water (2.14 L), concentrated sulfuric acid (142.5 L), sodiumsulfite (NaSO₃: 25.57 g) and potassium iodide (KI: 378.5 g), a brown oil104.72 g containing 2-bromo-4-dodecyl-1-iodobenzene as a main componentwas obtained by carrying out a similar procedure to the Preparationexample 2 of 2-bromo-4-hexyl-1-iodobenzene.

By using 104.0 g of the above-obtained oil as a raw material, and byusing tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium (Pd(PPh₃)₄ 1.01 g), copperiodide (CuI: 0.548 g), diisopropylamine ((i-Pr)₂NH: 88 mL) andtrimethylsilylacetylene (Me₃Si—C≡CH (TMS-C≡CH): 15.5 g), a light brownoil 76.34 g containing2-bromo-4-dodecyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)ethynylbenzene as a main componentwas obtained by carrying out a similar procedure to the Preparationexample 3 of 2-bromo-4-hexyl-1-(trimethylsilyl)-ethynylbenzene.

By using 73.88 g of the oil obtained above as a raw material, and byusing tetrahydrofuran (220 mL), methanol (220 mL) and potassiumcarbonate (1.52 g), a light brown oil 65.01 g containing the compoundrepresented by the formula [1724] as a main component was obtained bycarrying out a similar procedure to the Preparation example 3 of2-bromo-1-ethynyl-4-dodecylbenzene.

Sixty four (64.0) grams of the oil obtained above were added to anacetone solution (120 mL) of copper iodide (CuI: 1.10 g) andN,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine (TMEDA: 1.72 mL), and the reactionmixture was stirred at room temperature for 11 hours. Sequentially,acetone was distilled off under vacuum, 1N-hydrochloric acid was addedto the residue and the residue was extracted with chloroform. Thechloroform extract was washed with water and brine, and then, dried withmagnesium sulfate and condensed. The tar-like residue obtained wasdissolved in hexane, and by condensing the solution, the compoundrepresented by the formula

(hereinafter, optionally described as the compound [1154]) was obtainedas a yellow powder (22.27 g, 32.97 mmol, yield 12%).

¹H-1-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.46 (d, J=7.8 Hz, 2H), 7.42 (d, J=1.6 Hz, 2H),7.09 (dd, J=7.8, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 2.58 (t, J=8.1 Hz, 4H), 1.64-1.52 (m, 4H),1.35-1.21 (m, 36H), 0.88 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 6H)

Preparation Example 8 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the Formula[584]

By using the compound [1154] (17.0 g, 24.4 mmol) obtained in thePreparation example 7, tetrahydrofuran (340 mL), a 1.59M pentanesolution (67.6 mL, 107.36 mmol) of t-BuLi, a sulfur powder (3.45 g,107.36 mmol), a 1M aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide (300 mL) andK₃Fe (CN)₆ (35.4 g, 107.36 mmol), a similar procedure to the Preparationexample 5 was carried out, and a compound represented by the formula[584] (hereinafter, optionally described as the compound [584]) wasobtained (7.91 g, 11.89 mmol, yield 49%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, δppm): 7.69 (d, J=8.4 Hz, 2H), 7.62 (d, J=0.8 Hz, 2H),7.28 (dd, J=8.1, 1.4 Hz, 2H), 2.74 (t, J=7.8 Hz, 4H), 1.73-1.61 (m, 4H),1.38-1.22 (m, 36H), 0.88 (t, J=7.0 Hz, 6H)

Example 2 Synthesis of a Compound Represented by the Formula [14]

By using the compound [584] obtained in the Preparation example 8 (1.0g, 1.50 mmol), bis(1,5-cyclooctadiene)nickel(0) (Ni(COD)₂: 454 mg, 1.65mmol), triphenylphosphine (PPh₃: 866 mg, 3.3 mmol) and toluene (15 mL),a similar procedure to Example 1 was carried out, and a compoundrepresented by the formula [14] was obtained (the compound [14], 498 mg,0.787 mmol, yield 52%).

¹H-NMR (CDCl₃, CS2 δppm): 7.75 (d, J=8.1 Hz, 2H), 7.67 (d, J=0.8 Hz,2H), 7.26 (dd, J=8.1, 1.6 Hz, 2H), 2.75 (t, J=7.6 Hz, 4H), 1.73-1.65 (m,4H), 1.40-1.22 (m, 36H), 0.88 (t, J=7.3 Hz, 6H).

HRMS (EI): calculated value for C₄₀H₅₆S₃: 632.3531 (M+); observed value:632.3544

Elemental analysis: calculated value for C₄₀H₅₆S₃: C, 75.89; H, 8.92;observed value: C, 75.92; H, 8.94.

Melting point: 194° C.

Example 3 Formation of a Thin Film Consisting of the Compound [5] byVacuum Deposition Method and Manufacture of an Organic Transistor Havingthe Thin Film>

Electrodes of chromium in 3 nm and gold in 50 nm deposited in this orderwere formed by the vapor deposition method using a metal mask on thesubstrate laminated with hexamethyldisilazane by spin coating overn-doped silicon wafer having a thermally oxidized SiO₂ film.

Each of a channel width and a channel length of the electrode formed was2000 μm and 20 μm, respectively. Then, the compound [5] synthesized inExample 1 and purified by sublimation was put into a quartz crucible,and the crucible was heated to form a thin film consisting of thecompound [5] by the vacuum deposition method.

The degree of vacuum in the apparatus chamber used for the vacuumdeposition method was 1×10⁻⁴ pascal or lower, and the temperature of thesubstrate was in a range from room temperature (24°) to 80° C. or lower.The thickness of the thin film was about 200 nm.

Thus, an organic transistor (refer to FIG. 1) having the thin filmconsisting of the compound [5] purified by sublimation was manufactured.

Example 4 Measurements Relating to the Organic Transistor Having theThin Film Consisting of the Compound [5]

Electric performances of the organic transistor having the thin filmmanufactured in Example 3 and consisting of the compound [5] weremeasured in vacuum using a parameter analyzer. The observed resultsshowed that a minus drain current (Id) increased by increasing anapplied minus gate voltage (Vg) on a gate electrode. Therefore, theorganic transistor manufactured consisting of the thin film of thecompound [5] was confirmed to be a p-type organic transistor. In a minusgate voltage (Vg), a change curve of the drain current (Id) vs. thedrain voltage (Vd) was good and had a saturation area at a high drainvoltage. In addition, a saturated field-effect mobility p of the carrierin the organic transistor can be calculated by using the formula:

Id=(W/2L)μCi(Vg−Vt)²  (a)

which represents a drain current Id in the saturation area of theelectric performance of the organic transistor. In the equation (a),each of L and W represents a channel length and a channel width of theorganic transistor, respectively, Ci represents an electrostaticcapacitance per unit area of an insulating layer for the gate electrode(hereinafter, optionally described as a gate insulating film), Vgrepresents a gate voltage, Vt represents a threshold value voltage ofthe gate voltage. The saturated field-effect mobility p of the carrierin the organic transistor having the thin film consisting of thecompound [5] and manufactured was calculated by using the formula (a),and the following results were obtained. That is, the saturatedfield-effect mobility of the carrier (carrier mobility) in the organictransistor having the thin film consisting of the compound [5] andmanufactured at a substrate temperature of 60° C. was 1.6 cm²/Vs. Inaddition, the ratio of the drain currents Ids at the gate voltages of 0V and −50 V (hereinafter, optionally described as on/of ratio) at thedrain voltage Vd of −50 V was 10⁷.

Example 5 Solubility of the Compound [5] in a Solvent and Formation of aThin Film Consisting of the Compound [5] by the Applying andFilm-Forming Process

The solution composition containing the compound [5] in 0.5 wt %concentration was prepared by dissolving the compound [5] manufacturedin Example 1 in tetrahydrofuran.

This solution composition was applied on the n-doped silicon waferhaving a thermally oxidized SiO₂ film treated with hexamethyldisilazaneusing a spin coat method, and thus, the thin film consisting of thecompound [5] was formed. In addition, the formed thin film was kept at80° C. for 30 minutes. The thickness of the thin film was about 30 nm.

Example 6 Manufacture of the Organic Transistor Having the Thin FilmConsisting of the Compound [5]

On the thin film obtained in Example 5, a molybdenum oxide layer andsuccessively a gold layer were formed using a metal mask by the vacuumdeposition method, and thus, a source electrode and a drain electrodewere formed. Here, each of a channel width and a channel length of theorganic TFT obtained by forming the source electrode and the drainelectrode was 2000 μm and 20 μm, respectively. Thus, the organictransistor having the thin film comprising the compound [5] as shown inFIG. 2 was manufactured.

Example 7 Measurements Relating to the Organic Transistor Having theThin Film Consisting of the Compound [5]

The electric performances of the organic transistor manufactured inExample 6 were also measured similarly to Example 4. The results showedthat each of the field-effect mobility of the carrier (carrier mobility)and the on/off ratio was 0.3 cm²/Vs and 10⁷, respectively.

Example 8 Manufacture of the Organic Transistor Having a Thin FilmConsisting of the Compound [14]

On the n-doped silicon wafer having a thermally oxidized SiO₂ film, asource electrode and a drain electrode (in the sequence of chromium andgold starting from the thermally oxidized SiO₂ film) having a channelwidth of 2000 μm and a channel length of 20 μm were formed. Thesubstrate was washed with acetone in ultrasonic bath for 10 minutes andirradiated by an ozone UV for 20 minutes. Then, the substrate surfacewas silanized by dipping the substrate in the toluene diluent solutionof phenylethyltrichlorosilane for 2 minutes. In addition, the surface ofthe Au electrode formed on the substrate was modified by dipping thesubstrate in the isopropyl alcohol diluent solution of perfluorobenzenethiol for 2 minutes, and thus, the transistor substrate wasmanufactured. Then, the compound [14] synthesized in Example 2 was putinto the crucible, the crucible was heated, and thus, by the vacuumdeposition method, a thin film consisting of the compound [14] wasformed on the transistor substrate. A vacuum degree in the apparatuschamber used for the vacuum deposition was 1×10⁻⁴ pascal or less and thesubstrate temperature was 80° C. A thickness of the thin film was about100 nm.

Example 9 Measurements Relating to the Organic Transistor Having theThin Film Consisting of the Compound [14]

On the proviso that a drain voltage (Vd) of the organic thin filmtransistor device obtained in Example 8 was fixed at −40V and a gatevoltage (Vg) of the transistor was varied from 20 to −40V, thetransistor performances were measured. The field-effect mobility(carrier mobility) was 0.4 cm²/Vs and the on/off ratio was 10⁷, bothwere calculated from the transmission performances obtained by the abovemeasurements.

Example 10 Solubility of the Compound [14] in a Solvent and Formation ofa Thin Film Consisting of the Compound [14] by the Applying andFilm-Forming Process

On the substrate obtained by a similar procedure to Example 8, a 0.5 wt% dichlorobenzene solution of the compound [14] heated at 100° C. wasapplied by the spin coating method and dried on a hot plate of 120° C.for 30 minutes to result in the formation of a thin film containing thecompound and having a thickness of about 30 nm.

Example 11 Measurements Relating to the Organic Transistor Having theThin Film Consisting of the Compound [14]

On the proviso that a drain voltage (Vd) of the organic thin filmtransistor device obtained above was fixed at −40V and a gate voltage(Vg) of the transistor was varied from 20 to −40V, the transistorperformances were measured. The field-effect mobility (carrier mobility)was 0.5 cm²/Vs and the on/off ratio was 10⁷, both were calculated fromthe transmission performances obtained by the above measurements.

Comparative Example 1 Manufacture of an Organic Transistor Having a ThinFilm Consisting of the Compound C-1 and Measurements Relating to theTransistor

A thin film was formed by the vacuum deposition method according to thesame procedure as Example 3 except using the compound C-1 represented bythe above formula and disclosed in the patent document 1, then followedby manufacturing the organic transistor having the thin film. Theelectric performances of the obtained organic transistor were measuredaccording to Example 4, and the results showed that the carrier mobilityand the on/off ratio of the obtained organic transistor were 10⁻⁵ cm²/Vsand 10³, respectively.

Example 12 Preparation of the Compound [14], Formation of a Thin FilmConsisting of the Compound [14] by the Applying and Film-FormingProcess, and Manufacture and Measurement of a Transistor Having the ThinFilm

The compound [14] (which means the compound No. 41 in Table 2) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-pentyloxyaniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Using the compound [41], a transistor substrate is prepared according toa similar procedure to Example 8, then, an organic transistor having thethin film is produced according to a similar procedure to Example 10. Bythe measurement of the organic transistor obtained according to asimilar procedure to Example 9, a high value of the carrier mobility canbe obtained.

Example 13 Preparation of the Compound [155]

The compound [155] (which means the compound No. 155 in Table 9) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-(4-phenylbutul)aniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Using the compound [155], a transistor substrate is prepared accordingto a similar procedure to Example 8, then, an organic transistor havingthe thin film is produced according to a similar procedure to Example10. By the measurement of the organic transistor obtained according to asimilar procedure to Example 9, a high value of the carrier mobility canbe obtained.

Example 14 Preparation of the Compound [222]

The compound [222] (which means the compound No. 222 in Table 13) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 3-octylaniline is used instead of3-octylaniline in Preparation example 1.

Using the compound [222], a transistor substrate is prepared accordingto a similar procedure to Example 8, then, an organic transistor havingthe thin film is produced according to a similar procedure to Example10. By the measurement of the organic transistor obtained according to asimilar procedure to Example 9, a high value of the carrier mobility canbe obtained.

Example 15 Preparation of the Compound [7]

The compound [7] (which means the compound No. 7 in Table 1) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-(2-ethylhexyl)aniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Example 16 Preparation of the Compound [12]

The compound [12] (which means the compound No. 12 in Table 1) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-(2-hexyldecyl)aniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Example 17 Preparation of the Compound [15]

The compound [15] (which means the compound No. 15 in Table 1) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-tridecylaniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Example 18 Preparation of the Compound [18]

The compound [18] (which means the compound No. 18 in Table 2) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-hexadecylaniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Example 19 Preparation of the Compound [42]

The compound [42] (which means the compound No. 42 in Table 2) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-(2-hexyloctyl)aniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Example 20 Preparation of the Compound [84]

The compound [84] (which means the compound No. 84 in Table 4) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-(4′-hexylphenyl)aniline is used instead of4-dodecylaniline.

Example 21 Preparation of the Compound [97]

The compound [97] (which means the compound No. 97 in Table 5) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-(2-(5-hexyl)thienyl) aniline is used insteadof 4-dodecylaniline.

Example 22 Preparation of the Compound [205]

The compound [205] (which means the compound No. 205 in Table 12) can beobtained according to similar procedures to Preparation examples 7 and 8and Example 2 except that 4-[(2-benzo[b]thieno)octyl]aniline is usedinstead of 4-dodecylaniline.

Example 23 Preparation of the Compound [208]

The compound [208] (which means the compound No. 208 in Table 12) can beobtained according to the following formula in the document: AdvancedMaterials, 19, 3008-3011 (2007):

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY

The present invention can provide the new substitutedbenzochalcogenoacene compound, the thin film comprising the compound andthe organic semiconductor device comprising the thin film.

EXPLANATION OF LETTERS OR NUMERALS

-   11: substrate-   12: gate electrode-   13: gate insulating film-   14: source electrode-   15: drain electrode-   16: organic semiconductor active layer-   21: substrate-   22: gate electrode-   23: gate insulating film-   24: source electrode-   25: drain electrode-   26: organic semiconductor active layer

1. A substituted benzochalcogenoacene compound represented by theformula (1):

wherein each of E independently represents a sulfur or selenium atom,and each of R¹ and R² independently represents a hydrogen atom, anoptionally substituted C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally substitutedC₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group, an optionally substituted C₆₋₃₀ aryl group, anoptionally substituted C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, an optionally substitutedC₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group, an optionally substituted C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkylgroup, or an optionally fluorinated C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group, whereinR¹ and R² are not hydrogen atoms all together.
 2. The compound accordingto claim 1 wherein all E's in the formula (1) is sulfur atom.
 3. Thecompound according to claim 1 wherein each of R¹ and R² in the formula(1) independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally fluorinatedC₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkoxy group, anoptionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group which is optionallyfluorinated, an optionally fluorinated C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group, anoptionally alkylated or alkoxylated C₄₋₃₀ heteroaryl group which isoptionally fluorinated, or an optionally fluorinated C₅₋₃₀ heteroaralkylgroup.
 4. The compound according to claim 1 wherein the compoundrepresented by the formula (1) is a compound represented by the formula(2):

wherein E, R¹ and R² represent the same meanings as described above. 5.The compound according to claim 4 wherein, in the formula (2), each Eindependently represents a sulfur or selenium atom, and each of R¹ andR² independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionally fluorinatedC₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, or an optionally alkylated or fluorinated C₃₋₃₀trialkylsilyl group.
 6. The compound according to claim 5 wherein eachof R¹ and R² in the formula (2) independently represents a C₄₋₃₀ alkylgroup or a C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group.
 7. The compound according to claim5 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2) are C₄₋₃₀ alkyl groups.
 8. Thecompound according to claim 5 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2) arethe same and represent C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups.
 9. The compound according toclaim 5 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2) are C₆₋₁₂ alkyl groups. 10.The compound according to claim 4 wherein each of R¹ and R² in theformula (2) independently represents a hydrogen atom, an optionallyfluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkyl group, an optionally fluorinated C₄₋₃₀ alkoxygroup, an optionally alkylated C₆₋₃₀ aryl group which is optionallyfluorinated, or an optionally fluorinated C₇₋₃₀ aralkyl group.
 11. Thecompound according to claim 4 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2) arethe same and represent C₄₋₂₀ alkoxy groups.
 12. The compound accordingto claim 4 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2) are the same andrepresent C₆₋₁₀ aryl groups having C₁₋₂₀ alkyl groups.
 13. The compoundaccording to claim 4 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (2) are the sameand represent C₇₋₂₀ aralkyl groups.
 14. The compound according to claim5 wherein each of R¹ and R² in the formula (2) independently representsa C₃₋₃₀ trialkylsilyl group.
 15. The compound according to claim 5wherein each R¹ and R² in the formula (2) independently represents aC₃₋₁₄ trialkylsilyl group.
 16. The compound according to claim 4 whereinR¹ and R² in the formula (2) are the same and represent hexyl ordodecyl.
 17. The compound according to claim 4 wherein all E's in theformula (2) are sulfur atoms.
 18. The compound according to claim 4wherein all E's in the formula (2) represent sulfur atoms, and R¹ and R²in the formula (2) represent hexyl.
 19. The compound according to claim4 wherein all E's in the formula (2) represent sulfur atoms, and R¹ andR² in the formula (2) are the same and represent dodecyl.
 20. Thecompound according to claim 4 wherein all E's in the formula (2)represent sulfur atoms, and each of R¹ and R² in the formula (2)independently represents a C₆₋₁₂ alkyl group.
 21. A compound representedby the formula [5], [7], [12], [15], [18] or [42] below:


22. The compound according to claim 1 wherein the compound representedby the formula (1) is a compound represented by the formula (3):

wherein E, R¹ and R² represent the same meanings as described above. 23.The compound according to claim 22 wherein R¹ and R² in the formula (3)are the same and represent C₄₋₂₀ alkyl groups.
 24. A thin filmcomprising the compound according to claim
 1. 25. A thin film consistingof the compound according to claim
 1. 26. An organic semiconductordevice comprising the thin film according to claim
 24. 27. An organictransistor comprising the thin film according to claim 24.